5 Things You Need To Know About New Lakers SF Travis Wear

Travis Wear is the latest NBA hopeful to earn a training camp invite from the Los Angeles Lakers. Here’s what you need to know about the intriguing forward prospect.

On Monday, the Los Angeles Lakers added Travis Wear to their training camp roster, upping the total of bodies to 17. While he’s facing long odds to crack the final roster, the former UCLA standout certainly brings some intriguing talents to the table.

The 2009 McDonald’s All-American has enjoyed something resembling success in the NBA, but is a long ways from proving himself to be a reliable option. Hence, he’s squarely on the roster bubble with the Lakers, and will be looking to raise his stock more than anything else.

Despite all of that, it’ll be interesting to follow his progress in the coming months. Wear was once considered a high-upside NBA prospect, but an average college career kept him from earning his way onto many teams’ radars come draft time.

For now, though, he’s a Laker. So instead of focusing on the negative, let’s take a look at what makes Wear unique. What has his road to this point looked like, and why should you be excited about his presence on the roster?

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Here are five things about Wear every Lakers fan should know with training camp just around the corner.

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