After spending a year-and-a-half away from the NBA, Metta World Peace will make his return to the league in 2015-16. The 35-year-old small forward signed with the Los Angeles Lakers, the team announced Thursday.
Yahoo Sports' Adrian Wojnarowski initially reported it would be a one-year deal, while Mark Medina of the Los Angeles Daily News reported the deal is nonguaranteed and worth $1.5 million.
World Peace last played in the NBA in 2013-14, when he spent 29 games with the New York Knicks. He averaged 4.8 points and 2.0 rebounds in 13.4 minutes on the floor. His 11.7 PER was the third-lowest mark of his 15-year NBA career, per Basketball-Reference.com.
In general, his production began sliding when he left the Houston Rockets following the 2008-09 season, and his shooting cratered with the Lakers.
Here's a look at his offensive numbers per 36 minutes and a sampling of advanced metrics, courtesy of Basketball-Reference.com:
After the Knicks waived him in February 2014, World Peace spent time with the Sichuan Blue Whales in China and also played with Ital ...
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