Shareef O'Neal and Scotty Pippen Jr. headline Lakers' Summer League roster / News - Basketnews.com

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Shareef O'Neal, the son of Shaquille O'Neal, and Scotty Pippen Jr., whose father is Scottie Pippen, will suit up for the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2022 NBA Summer League.

Shareef O'Neal

Position:PFAge:22Height:207 cmWeight:100 kgBirth place:Los Angeles, United States of AmericaProfileNewsStatistics

Both O'Neal and Pippen signed two-way contracts with the Lakers after going undrafted last week. O'Neal had participated in a pre-draft workout with the team.

22-year-old O'Neal had an eventful but unproductive college career. After committing to and then decommitting from Arizona, he enrolled at UCLA but sat out his first year with a heart condition that required surgery.

The young power forward left UCLA midway through his second season and transferred to LSU, his father's alma mater, where he missed nearly a year of playing time across two seasons because of a foot injury.

In 14 appearances as a junior last season, he averaged 2.9 points and 2.1 rebounds in 9.2 minutes per game.

On the other hand, 21-year-old Pippen spent three years starring for Vanderbilt, averaging over 20 points in each of the last two seasons. Playing as a point guard, Pippen had career averages of 17.5 points, 3.1 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 1.6 steals.

O'Neal and Pippen will be joined on the Lakers' summer-league roster by second-round pick Max Christie, the only player the Lakers selected in the 2022 draft. The Michigan State product averaged 9.3 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.5 assists last year as a freshman.

Summer-league play in Las Vegas is set to begin July 7.

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