Sports
Sports

Former Bulldog Kentavious Caldwell-Pope signs 1-year deal with the Lakers

Former Georgia Bulldog Kentavious Caldwell-Pope played in 72 games for the Los Angeles Lakers during the 2017-18 season.

Credit: Sean M. Haffey

Credit: Sean M. Haffey

Former Georgia Bulldog Kentavious Caldwell-Pope played in 72 games for the Los Angeles Lakers during the 2017-18 season.
By Juliakate E Culpepper
July 2, 2018

Former Georgia Bulldog Kentavious Caldwell-Pope is back with the Los Angeles Lakers for the 2018-2019 season after agreeing to a one-year, $12 million deal, Yahoo Sports’ Shams Charania reported Sunday.

Caldwell-Pope, who served a 25-day jail sentence in December for a March 2017 DUI charge while playing for the Detroit Pistons, played in 74 games with the Lakers last season, averaging 13.4 points, 5.2 rebounds and 2.2 assists in 33.2 minutes.

A former Greenville High School guard, Caldwell-Pope played for Georgia from 2011-2013 before begin selected by the Pistons with the eighth overall pick in the 2013 NBA Draft.

The Lakers also signed four-time league MVP LeBron James to a four-year deal Sunday as well as JaVale McGee and Lance Stephenson to one-year deals.

About the Author

Juliakate E Culpepper
More Stories

Keep Reading

The Atlanta Dream, shown here during their home opener on Thursday, May 22, 2025, fell to 8-4 after Tuesday's loss at New York. A win would have catapulted the Dream into the Commissioner’s Cup final. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

Credit: HYOSUB SHIN / AJC

Key takeaways from the Dream’s loss to the New York Liberty

A win would have catapulted the Dream into the Commissioner’s Cup final, but the disappointing defeat leaves the team looking at what could have been.

Dream collapse: 17-point lead slips away in second half vs. Liberty

For nearly 27 minutes Tuesday night, the Dream (8-4) looked as if they were prepared to march to their first Cup title appearance.

Three takeaways from the Dream’s statement win

The Latest

Atlanta Braves' Ozzie Albies (1) speaks to the Arizona Diamondbacks dugout in the fifth inning of a baseball game, Thursday, June 5, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

Credit: AP

Atlanta TV sports listings

Sports Daily: Cool trophy, bro

Key takeaways from the Dream’s loss to the New York Liberty

Featured

Mario Guevara, a metro Atlanta-based Spanish-language reporter, covers a protest against immigration enforcement on Feb. 1, 2025, on Buford Highway. (Miguel Martinez/AJC)

Credit: AP

Hispanic reporter arrested at metro Atlanta protest now in ICE custody, facing deportation

Spanish-language reporter Mario Guevara was granted a bond, but ICE issued a detainer for him to be held longer. Guevara was arrested hours before the detainer was to expire

2 Democrats face runoff in Georgia Public Service Commission primary

Following the June 17 primary elections for Georgia's Public Service Commission, District 3 Democratic candidates Waites and Hubbard head to a July runoff vote.

No lights, no emergency: Sheriff’s office sued over death in deputy crash

Meriwether County deputy sped through intersection, hitting and killing 61-year-old, lawsuit says.