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Veteran backup guard Ronnie Price signs with Lakers

Published Sep. 24, 2014 10:22 p.m. ET

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Guard Ronnie Price has signed with the Los Angeles Lakers.

The Lakers announced the deal Wednesday with the nine-year NBA veteran.

Price has averaged 3.4 points, 1.5 assists and 1.1 rebounds during stints with five teams. He broke into the NBA with Sacramento in 2005 before playing at Utah, Phoenix, Portland and Orlando.

Price's signing brings the Lakers' training camp roster to 19 players. Los Angeles signed Keith Appling, Jabari Brown, Roscoe Smith and Jeremy Tyler on Tuesday.

The Lakers open camp Monday.