J.R. Smith played for the first time in 612 days on Thursday and had six points and a 3-pointer in 14 minutes of a loss to the Mavericks.
Despite not playing in 20 months, J.R. Smith's conditioning is good and coach Frank Vogel is excited to see him join the Lakers.
J.R. Smith has signed his deal with the Lakers.
J.R. Smith and the Lakers are finalizing a deal for the Orlando restart, ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reports.