NBA News: Lakers Will Sign Metta World Peace for One Year Deal

By Menahem Zen - 26 Sep '16 06:56AM

Metta World Peace is back. The veteran and 2010 NBA champion with LA Lakers returns to Staples Center for one more year. His experience will help Lakers young squad to develop themselves to become better player.

LA Lakers assign World Peace for one more year to play in NBA. As one of Lakers squad who won the 2010 NBA champion, Metta has a lot to share to young players who are now the backbone of the LA Lakers. He is so excited to come back to Staples Center after one year playing in China.

"I'm excited about everything. I'm prepared to help the young guys grow. To play, everything," he said in an interview with ESPN. The 36-year old small forward has 16 seasons of experience in the NBA, and in career he averaged 13.5 points, 4.6 rebounds and 1.8 steals.

Lakers also sign power forward Thomas Robinson along with World Peace according to Los Angeles Times. The 6'10" forward became an unrestricted free agent this season after he ended his contract with Brooklyn Nets last season. With five years experience in the league, Robinson will help World Peace to guide young players.

Robinson was selected by Sacramento Kings in 2012 as the fifth overall pick. In the same year, Kings traded him to Houston Rockets, which he played for one season. Robinson spent two seasons with Portland Trail Blazers before being traded again to Philadelphia 76ers in 2015.

While World Peace, whose original name was Ron Artest, will be a positive locker room presence for the Lakers' younger players according to USA Today. Especially, considering Lakers will head this season without Kobe Bryant for the first time ever in 20 years.

World Peace's will reunited with his former teammate, Luke Walton, who is appointe as the new Lakers head coach. The management fired Byron Scott for the poor 17-65 result last season.

Los Angeles Lakers will start 2016/2017 NBA season in a pre-season game against Sacramento Kings on Oct 4, 2016 in Honda Center, Anaheim, California. To remind us of World Peace's time in Staples Center, watch his amazing play with Lakers below: