Corey Brewer Reaches a Buyout Agreement with the Los Angeles Lakers

Corey Brewer dunking against the Knicks. Photo by Jevone Moore/CSM/REX/Shutterstock

According to ESPN‘s Adrian Wojnarowski, Corey Brewer and Los Angeles Lakers have agreed to a contract buyout. This will allow Brewer, who won an NBA championship with Dallas Mavericks in 2011, to sign with a playoff team.

According to multiple sources, the main contender for Brewer’s signature is Oklahoma City Thunder. He would be rejoined with Billy Donovan, who coached him at University of Florida, from 2004 to 2007. Despite the Thunder being a viable option, Brewer will also have meetings with other teams as well.

Corey Brewer played his college basketball with the Florida Gators, winning back-to-back NCAA national championships (2006 and 2007). He then declared for 2007 NBA Draft, where Minnesota Timberwolves took him with the seventh overall pick. After a solid rookie season, Brewer suffered a torn ACL injury and had to miss almost the entire season. He entered the 2009–10 NBA season as a starter for Timberwolves and ended up playing some of the best basketball in his career. Brewer was traded the next season to the New York Knicks as a part of Carmelo Anthony trade but was waived immediately. He ended up signing with the Dallas Mavericks in 2011, helping them win an NBA Championship.

After his stint with the Mavericks came to an end, he played for Denver Nuggets, Timberwolves, and Houston Rockets before landing in Los Angeles. This season, Corey Brewer averaged 3.7 points, and 1.7 rebounds while playing 12.9 minutes per game for the Lakers.

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