Quincy Olivari Rumors

Xavier Basketball: Quincy Olivari is joining the Brooklyn Nets for this year’s NBA Summer League! ⚔️✍️ #LetsGoX

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Another incoming second-year Lakers player who will appear in summer league play this year is Quincy Olivari. After going undrafted last year, he looked promising in summer league and preseason play, which earned him a two-way contract just after the end of the exhibition season. He had a number of strong games in the G League, and he confirmed during an exclusive interview with Lakers Nation that he will take part in summer league play this year. “I will definitely be in Summer League,” Olivari said. “Talking with my agent, still kind of working through our options, analyzing different situations. Obviously I love the Lakers franchise but I gotta figure out what’s best for me. I’ve done a couple free agent minicamps and I’ve gone to some teams and got some great feedback, which is also giving me a lot of confidence about what I’ve been doing this summer has been working. But I will definitely be in Summer League, for sure.”

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Dave McMenamin: South Bay Lakers guard Quincy Olivari followed up his rookie season in the pros by going back to Xavier University to receive his master’s degree - and he did it in style (via @XavierMBB )

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South Bay Lakers: OFFICIAL: The South Bay Lakers have acquired the returning player rights to guard Quincy Olivari.

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Since being waived by the Lakers, there are some teams mulling over the idea of signing the guard. I’m hearing that he has a few workouts planned. While we wait on next steps in his playing career, his journey into the NBA is fascinating. Olivari became endearing to the Lakers fan base and the organization rather quickly. Olivari joined the Lakers for the 2024 NBA Summer League and then they signed him on an exhibit-10 contract.  Prior to latching on with the Lakers, Olivari carried a copy of his resume to meetings with teams during his draft process because he felt like it was a job interview. “I did it to try and get a job,” Olivari tells me.  “I wanted to stand out and show them that I’m a good character off the court and obviously it’s something that they talk about right now but, obviously I give a lot of shout out to my agent because it was his idea and I just followed the blueprint.”

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While disappointed that he was waived, Olivari was thankful for his time with the Lakers. “It was great being here, especially being around a storied franchise like the Los Angeles Lakers,” Olivari told ScoopB.com by phone.  “I loved being in the facility every day around legends because I was able to ask questions and learn. More importantly, I enjoyed being around a legend in LeBron James and seeing how he approaches the game even in preseason games which is remarkable. He’s a guy that shows up every day and he’s literally the blueprint for how a player should approach the game.

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“Bronny is his own person and he’s learning and wants to learn and be better and he’s going to continue to learn and he’s going to have his growing moments the same way I did when I was 19-20 in college. It just happens that he’s the son of the greatest basketball player ever to play and people are holding him to a standard that he didn’t… like, he’s not his father. He’s his own person and he continues to work hard and is the best version of himself and as he continues to grow around the people on the team whether it’s South Bay [Lakers] or the Los Angeles Lakers, he’ll eventually hit that stride and we’ll see that he is his own player. Not his father.”

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Brandon 'Scoop B' Robinson: Spoke with Los Angeles Lakers fan favorite Quincy Olivari by phone this evening. @quincyolivari who was cut by the team today tells me that he learned a lot about being a pro during his time as a two-way player for the Lakers and their G-League affiliate South Bay Lakers. Here is an excerpt from our interview that will drop on Tuesday over at http://ScoopB.com: “It was great being here, especially being around a storied franchise like the Los Angeles Lakers. I loved being in the facility every day around legends because I was able to ask questions and learn. More importantly, I enjoyed being around a legend in LeBron James and seeing how he approaches the game even in preseason games which is remarkable. He’s a guy that shows up every day and he’s literally the blueprint for how a player should approach the game. It’s something I was excited to watch and I’m glad I was able to experience it. The formula and recipe was right in front of me. I’m going to miss the games and the energy from the fans at South Bay games too. The fan’s support and the energy was unmatched.”

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Jake Fischer: The Lakers plan to sign Trey Jemison to Los Angeles' open two-way spot, league sources tell me and @TheSteinLine. Lakers waived guard Quincy Olivari earlier on Wednesday.

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Michael Scotto: The Los Angeles Lakers waived two-way guard Quincy Olivari, sources told @hoopshype. Olivari has averaged 17.2 points, including 40.6 percent from 3-point range, 4.4 assists, and 4.4 rebounds for the South Bay Lakers in the G League. He's expected to draw interest in free agency. pic.x.com/61GHEzCD5c

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The more productive players for South Bay were Quincy Olivari with 28 points, 10 rebounds and six assists and Maxwell Lewis with 27 points.

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Jovan Buha: Lakers’ injury report for tomorrow vs. Phoenix: — Jalen Hood-Schifino (illness) is doubtful. — Christian Wood, Jarred Vanderbilt and Christian Koloko are out. — Quincy Olivari and Armel Traoré (G League two-way) are also out.

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Sirius XM NBA: “I thanked [Quincy Olivari] for telling me” Steph Curry reacts to Lakers guard, Quincy Olivari, expressing his appreciation for him Hear the Warriors Season Preview special on the SiriusXM App: sxm.app.link/NBASeasonPrevi… @WorldWideWob | @SarahKustok pic.x.com/kzOL50JpCs

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“I found out, my agent called me as I was coming back from the facility,” Olivari told Lakers Nation. “Nick Mazzella, he had texted me, I was at Jaxson Hayes’ house and he had texted me. He apologized because he heard that I was up at the facility and I just left and he was asking could I come back and I was telling him yeah. I was at Jaxson Hayes’ house which is about 13 minutes from the facility, not far. But it’s not just right around the corner so I just told him yeah, I’m not doing anything, I told Jaxson I got to go because Mazzella told me I had to come back to the facility. “As I was pulling up, my agent called me and anytime he calls, I got to pick up. Recently, anytime he calls, it’s good. So I pick it up and he was just like yeah, they’re about to call me back to the facility. Before he said anything, I just said could we add my mom to the call and he called her and I called my dad and joined them in. And he just said yeah, the Lakers are about to convert you.”

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