The Los Angeles Lakers signed center Robert Upshaw to a multi-year contract Monday.
In five games for the Lakers’ entry in the 2015 NBA Summer League in Las Vegas, the 7-foot Upshaw averaged 1.4 points, 2.2 rebounds and 0.8 blocks in 11.5 minutes per game, highlighted by three blocks in just 12 minutes in his debut on July 10 against Minnesota.
Upshaw was undrafted as an early entry candidate for the 2015 NBA draft after his sophomore season at Washington. He led the nation with 4.5 blocks per game in just 24.9 minutes in 19 appearances in 2014-15. He averaged 10.9 points on 59.3 percent shooting and 8.2 rebounds for the Huskies in his final collegiate season.