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It was a rare win where the Lakers actually got to rest their starters for a few minutes at the end as guys like Matt Ryan, Kendrick Nunn, Max Christie and Damian Jones closed it out.
For Ryan, it turns out those were his final minutes donning the purple and gold. According to Shams Charania of The Athletic, the Lakers are waiving Ryan in order to open up a roster spot ahead of Dec. 15 when free agents from this past summer become trade eligible:
The timing of this is unfortunate as Ryan did not even get to enjoy one final win with his teammates
The sharpshooter is on a non-guaranteed contract though so if the Lakers were going to waive anyone to open up a roster spot, it was going to be him.
The Dec. 15 date is significant because more players become available to trade, which gives the Lakers more options.