Jeremy Lamb retires from NBA after 10 seasons with Thunder, Hornets, Pacers, Kings | News, scores, highlights, stats & rumors

The Kings briefly signed Lamb to a new contract for the 2023-24 season for training camp in October before releasing him a week later. He was on the Opening Day roster for the team’s G League affiliate in Stockton. He averaged 16.8 points, 6.6 rebounds and 2.4 assists in 26.8 minutes over nine games before being ruled out for the rest of the year in March with an ankle injury.

Lamb, a 10-year veteran of UConn, has long been a serviceable role player. Between the Pacers and Kings in 2021-22, he averaged 7.3 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 56 games.

Lamb began his career with the Oklahoma City Thunder, before a stint with the Charlotte Hornets. In 573 career games, he averaged 10.1 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1.6 assists while shooting 43.9 percent from the field and 34.2 percent from three.

Before playing in the NBA, the 32-year-old was part of UConn’s 2011 national championship team.