Lakers News: John Stockton's Son David Signs Contract with LA

David Stockton, the son of Hall of Fame point guard John Stockton, signed a contract with the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday.

The team announced it waived forward Jordan Caroline in a corresponding roster move. Financial terms of the agreement were not provided.

Stockton has traveled the globe playing basketball since going undrafted in 2014.

The 28-year-old Gonzaga product has played in Croatia, New Zealand and Germany in addition to time with the Reno Bighorns, the G League affiliate of the Sacramento Kings.

He's appeared in six NBA games—three each with the Kings and the Utah Jazz. He averaged 3.0 points and 1.5 assists in just seven minutes per contest.

Stockton spent most of last season with the Medi Bayreuth in the German Basketball Bundesliga. He averaged 8.7 points, 3.6 assists and 2.1 rebounds in 35 appearances.

The Washington native said he tries not to let his famous father's track record, which includes 10 All-Star selections and leading the league in assists nine times, impact his own basketball journey.

"A lot of the fans are a little crazy about me being my dad's son, but for me it's always the same mission," he told Natalie Brown of the Gonzaga Bulletin in May 2018. "I'm just trying to be able to help the team and figure out a way to stay up here [in the NBA] if I can."

His signing brings the Lakers roster to 20 players. They must reduce it to 15 before the start of the regular season, which kicks off Oct. 22 against the rival Los Angeles Clippers.

Stockton should get a chance to prove himself in the preseason. L.A.'s first exhibition contest comes Saturday night when it takes on the Golden State Warriors.