NBA free agency: Wayne Ellington agrees to deal with Brooklyn Nets

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Lakers Wayne Ellington scores two points during second half action at Staples Center Sunday, January 3, 2015. Lakers defeated the Indiana Pacers 88-87. ( Photo by David Crane/Los Angeles Daily News ) "

Lakers Wayne Ellington scores two points during second half action at Staples Center Sunday, January 3, 2015. Lakers defeated the Indiana Pacers 88-87. ( Photo by David Crane/Los Angeles Daily News ) “

Wayne Ellington has agreed to a deal to play with the Brooklyn Nets next season.

Ellington attracted interest from the Lakers, Cleveland, Golden State, Washington, San Antonio, Atlanta and New York, according to a league source with the situation. Ellington had hoped for a multi-year deal with the Lakers after averaging 10 points on 41.2 percent shooting in 25.8 minutes through 65 games. But it currently is unclear if that became an option considering the Lakers acquired shooting guard Lou Williams in free agency. Still, Ellington expressed appreciation for the Lakers both for his role and granting an indefinite leave of absence that eventually lasted 11 days over the murder of his father in his Philadelphia hometown

Ellington will play for his sixth team in seven NBA seasons, which also included stops in Minnesota (2009-12), Cleveland (2012-13), Memphis (2012-13), Dallas (2013-14) and the Lakers (2014-15). The Lakers invited Ellington as a training camp invitee after already playing for coach Byron Scott in Cleveland where he averaged career-highs in in points (10.4), shooting percentage (43.9) and minutes played (25.9). Ellington separated his right shoulder on April, but it has since healed. He often visited the Lakers’ practice facility during the team’s pre-draft workouts both for treatment and to train both in the weight room and in the gym.

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