Story byBilly HeyenFri, December 5, 2025 at 11:34 PM UTC·1 min readLakers cut ties with 6-foot-5 guard for G League roster move originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The Los Angeles Lakers welcomed a player back to their G League affiliate on Friday. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementKobe Bufkin has returned. But that meant the Lakers had to get rid of someone from the South Bay Lakers' roster, too. Jace Carter is the player who has been cut loose. MORE: LeBron James' 10-point streak ends in the most LeBron James way possibleCarter is a 6-foot-5 guard who played four years of college hoops and hasn't yet played any minutes in the NBA. He played two college seasons at Illinois-Chicago, averaging 16 points per game in the second.
