Lakers Sign Rafael Castro, Waive William Kyle III

By Rory Maher | at October 9, 2026 7:24 pm The Lakers announced Friday that they have waived William Kyle III in order to sign Rafael Castro (Twitter link Khobi Price of The California Post). It’s an Exhibit 10 deal for Castro, tweets Dave McMenamin of ESPN. Castro signed a two-way contract with Houston in late August, but the Rockets waived him eight days ago. The 23-year-old big man didn’t hear his name called in June’s NBA draft after being ranked No. 68 on Jeremy Woo of ESPN’s final pre-draft big board. Castro, who struggled to gain playing time in...