Lakers to waive DeAndre Jordan, sign D.J. Augustin

The Lakers are waiving DeAndre Jordan and are signing free agent guard D.J. Augustin. They also plan to sign forward Wenyen Gabriel to a two-way deal, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic (Twitter link).

The Lakers were seeking depth at the point behind Russell Westbrook.

Gabriel has seen action with the Nets, Clippers and Pelicans this season.

Jordan played nine minutes in the blowout loss to New Orleans on Sunday but has seen minimal playing time over the last two months. Overall, Jordan averaged 4.1 PPG and 5.4 RPG in 12.8 MPG in 32 games with the Lakers under a veteran’s minimum contract.

Jordan may not be out of work for long. The Sixers will aggressively pursue Jordan, either via a waiver claim or after he clears waivers, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski (Twitter link).

Augustin was waived by the Rockets at the trade deadline.  The 5-foot-11 point guard, a 14-year NBA veteran, averaged 5.4 PPG, 2.2 APG and 1.2 RPG across 15.0 in 34 contests with Houston this season. Augustin, who has logged 955 regular-season games, will be playing for his 11th team.

All of Gabriel’s NBA contracts during this season were 10-day deals under the hardship provision. Gabriel, who was waived by the Bucks during training camp, has appeared in seven NBA games this season. Gabriel, 24, played 21 games for the Pelicans last season and overall has appeared in 58 NBA games.

Los Angeles has Mason Jones and Sekou Doumbouya on two-way deals, so one of those players must be waived to make room for Gabriel.