Lakers Cut Ties With 4 Players Ahead of Season

Jul 10, 2025; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Dallas Mavericks forward Cooper Flagg (32) dribbles against Los Angeles Lakers guard RJ Davis (26) and guard DaJaun Gordon (45) in the first quarter of their game at Thomas & Mack Center. Mandatory Credit: Candice Ward-Imagn Images | Candice Ward-Imagn Images

The Los Angeles Lakers have cut four training camp signings prior to the start of the 2025-26 NBA season.

Per Jovan Buha of "Buha's Block," Los Angeles has waived rookie combo guard RJ Davis, second-year forward Anton Watson, rookie point guard Augustas Marciulionis, and veteran swingman Jeenathan "Nate" Williams.

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All Exhibit 10 signings, these players will likely latch on with LA's El Segundo-based G League affiliate, the South Bay Lakers. Should they stick around in South Bay, they'll be eligible for extension deals worth up to $85,300.

The Los Angeles Lakers announced they have waived RJ Davis, Augustas Marčiulionis, Anton Watson and Nate Williams. pic.twitter.com/xxXMx5NUz1

— Jovan Buha (@jovanbuha) October 18, 2025

As the Lakers note, Davis and Williams enjoyed the most preseason action among this quartet, both suiting up for five exhibition games. Watson played in four games across 8.7 minutes per.

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Davis and Marciulionis were both highly decorated collegiate players who have thus far failed to latch on to an NBA roster, either via June's 2025 NBA Draft or a two-way contract. Still, there's certainly a path for them to prove themselves through the G League.

In 2023-24, Davis was named the ACC Player of the Year as a senior during 2023-24. He averaged 17.2 points and 3.6 dimes in 2024-25, his fifth and final NCAA season. Across his five preseason games with Los Angeles, the six-footer averaged 8.6 points on .500/.500/.929 shooting splits and 1.4 rebounds in just 16.1 minutes per.

A 6-foot-4 Saint Mary's product, Marciulionis was named a two-time WCC Player of the Year while in college. Last year in college, the 23-year-old averaged 14.2 points on .446/.347/.793 shooting splits, 5.9 dimes, 3.1 boards, and 1.3 swipes per. He didn't manage to appear in a single contest for Los Angeles.

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Watson and Williams are a bit more experienced. Williams, a 6-foot-5 shooting guard, began his NBA career on a two-way deal with the Houston Rockets after going undrafted out of the University of Buffalo. Williams notched averages of 4.2 points on .381/.250/1.000 shooting splits, 2.2 rebounds and 0.6 steals a night in five preseason games for the Lakers.

Watson was selected with the No. 54 pick in the 2024 NBA Draft out of Gonzaga. The 6-foot-8 frontcourt standout kicked off his career as a two-way player for Boston, who cut him late into the year. He was picked up by the New York Knicks. In his four preseason contests for LA, Watson, averaged 1.2 points on a .333/.333/1.000 slash line, 1.2 boards, 1.0 dimes and 0.5 swipes per.

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