The Lakers have completed a partially-guaranteed training camp contract with guard Trevelin Queen, his agent Daniel Hazan informed Dave McMenamin of ESPN (via Twitter).
The 6’6″ guard went undrafted out of New Mexico State in 2020. He averaged 13.2 PPG, 5.2 RPG and 2.4 APG on a .471/.387/.814 shooting line during his final collegiate season in 2019/20. Queen was named to the All-WAC Second-Team that year.
Queen joined the Rockets on a training camp deal in 2020 after not being selected by an NBA club in the draft. He was ultimately cut ahead of the regular season and signed on with Houston’s NBAGL affiliate, the Rio Grande Valley Vipers. In 15 games for the Vipers, Queen averaged 10.0 PPG, 2.3 RPG, 1.2 APG and 1.2 SPG.
The 24-year-old averaged 13.2 PPG and 2.0 SPG while connecting on 54% of his three-point attempts for Los Angeles’s Summer League club this year.
The addition of Queen brings L.A.’s training camp roster total to 18 players. Los Angeles has 13 players under guaranteed contracts, with guard Austin Reaves in position to become the team’s 14th man after inking a two-year contract earlier this week. Should Queen not make the opening night roster for the new-look Lakers, Los Angeles can get an extended look at his play on the team’s G League club, the South Bay Lakers.
I thought James Harden was the Travelling Queen?
No, that’s Dancing Queen.
Young and sweet, only 17?
He must have a decent chance of making the team if it’s a partially guaranteed deal.
About time. Dude is a baller. Looked great in summer league.
There are now two queens, him & lebron. Or it could also be queen & king!