The Los Angeles Lakers recently cut ties with a promising big man and he's now joined a new team less than a month after being waived by L.A.

Still, in an attempt to strengthen their roster in late December, the Grizzlies signed a 6-foot-11 former Los Angeles Lakers center. “The Memphis Grizzlies are signing former Lakers and Raptors center Christian Koloko to a 10-day contract via hardship exception,” ESPN’s Shams Charania reported Monday.

The Memphis Grizzlies are offering a lifeline to a former Los Angeles Lakers big man, giving Christian Koloko another chance to steady his NBA footing. Memphis has signed Koloko to a 10-day contract through a hardship exception,

Los Angeles Lakers guard Marcus Smart opened up on his disconnect with the Memphis Grizzlies before being traded.

The shorthanded Los Angeles Lakers managed to outlast the similarly shorthanded Memphis Grizzlies in FedEx Forum on Friday, despite losing their new starting center for the entire second half of the game. Deandre Ayton departed the matchup for LA's locker ...

Los Angeles Lakers (13-12, sixth in the Western Conference) vs. Memphis Grizzlies (14-11, fourth in the Western Conference) Memphis, Tennessee; Thursday, 8 p.m. EST LINE: Grizzlies -3; over/under is 222.5 BOTTOM LINE: Anthony Davis and the Los Angeles ...