{
  "id": 14893927,
  "title": "The Lakers made a few small roster moves on Thursday",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/the-lakers-made-a-few-small-roster-moves-on-thursday",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-16T06:56:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/lakers-made-few-small-roster-065635150.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Los Angeles Lakers concluded their preseason schedule with one more game on Thursday, facing the Denver Nuggets at Crypto.com Arena. Following the match, the team made minor roster changes. Forward Cole Swider, a 3-point specialist who joined the Lakers earlier this year, was waived by the franchise. Swider had played in three preseason contests so far, contributing 11 points on 3-of-10 shooting, alongside two rebounds and three assists. The Lakers subsequently signed guard Jahmir Young, but later waived him as well. To replace Swider, the team brought in Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones on an Exhibit 10 contract from New Zealand. Tait-Jones, who played for Valmiera Glass VIA in the Latvian-Estonian Basketball League Championship last season, won the league's MVP award. He also played for the University of California, San Diego, where he earned Big West Player of the Year honors in 2025.",
  "summary": "Ahead of their final preseason game, the Lakers made a few minor roster moves.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}