The Latvian Laser is set to audition for a roster spot.
Per Marc Stein, Dāvis Bertāns — also known as the “Latvian Laser” — has been invited to work out for the Golden State Warriors.
Dāvis Bertāns has been invited to work out for the Warriors as Golden State determines whether to extend a training camp invite to the Latvian sharpshooter, league sources tell @TheSteinLine.
— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) September 3, 2024
Rudy Gay earned a Warriors training camp invite last season after similar auditions.
Per Bertāns’ agent Artūrs Kalnītis via Instagram, Bertāns is set to “prepare for the upcoming season together” with the Warriors.
Bertāns' agent Artūrs Kalnītis posted on Instagram that his client "will prepare for the upcoming season together" with the Warriors. Traded from OKC to Charlotte last season, Bertāns (31) is now in pursuit of a Golden State camp offer.
— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) September 3, 2024
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Bertāns played a total of 43 games last season — 15 for the Oklahoma City Thunder and 28 for the Charlotte Hornets. He averaged 6.7 points, 1.4 rebounds, and 0.8 assists on 15.7 minutes per game and shooting splits of 39.3% from the field, 47.1% on twos (0.8 attempts), 38.0% on threes (4.7 attempts), 90.9% on free throws (0.8 attempts), and a 58.3% True Shooting mark.
Bertāns is a career 39.6% shooter from three-point range on nearly five attempts. He would be worth a look as a spot-up and movement shooter who would help open up the floor for the Warriors’ bench mob, despite the shortcomings on the defensive end of the floor.
However, per Dalton Johnson of NBC Sports Bay Area, Bertāns hasn’t been invited to training camp yet; as of now, the invitation is limited to a workout.
The Warriors have invited Dāvis Bertāns to work out for the team, sources tell @DaltonJ_Johnson, but no camp invite has been extended to the veteran forwardhttps://t.co/pZW8qE4Ih3
— Warriors on NBCS (@NBCSWarriors) September 3, 2024
