Yahoo! Sports' Adrian Wojnarowski first reported the move, which the team has yet to confirm. Marshall, 22, has spent his season in the NBA Development League as a member of the Delaware 87ers. Terms of the agreement have not been released, though similar deals are typically for one season and carry a minimal (if any) guaranteed salary.
Initially planning to stand pat despite a depleted backcourt, the Lakers' plans unquestionably changed with Dec. 19's announcement that Kobe Bryant would miss at least the next six weeks with a fractured lateral tibial plateau in his left knee. Bryant's injury came just six games after he returned from a torn Achilles, and at a time when Los Angeles could ill-afford any other absences.
The Lakers' entire point-guard rotation of Steve Nash, Steve Blake and Jordan Farmar is currently out with injury. Farmar is expected back within a week as he deals with a torn hamstring. Nash, who hasn't played since Nov. 10, was ruled out for at least another four weeks on Thursday. Blake will likely be out until February with an elbow ligament tear.
Stuck starting Xavier Henry at point guard for Friday night's game against the Minnesota Timberwolves, it was obvious that a move would be necessary.
"It is what it is, I hate to use that cliche," D'Antoni said of his team's injury issues, per Eric Pincus of the Los Angeles Times. "We have enough guys here to win—that's another cliche. We're going to have close ranks—that's another cliche. I can throw them all at you."
D'Antoni will now hope that Marshall becomes the Lakers' latest lottery-bust reclamation project. Los Angeles has become a hotbe...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Los Angeles Lakers
