The Los Angeles Lakers signed center Carson Cooper to a two-way contract on Tuesday. 

In a corresponding move, the Lakers waived 7-footer Lawson Lovering. 

Cooper comes over from the Memphis Grizzlies, filling the third two-way slot on the Lakers alongside forward Arthur Kaluma and guard Chris Manon. 

Los Angeles is currently 10-2 and on a six-game win streak. 

Cooper is a 6-foot-11 big man with little NBA experience. 

The Grizzlies signed the undrafted rookie out of Michigan State to a two-way deal this offseason. 

Cooper played for the Spartans all four years in college, peaking in his final year to create some league buzz. 

He averaged 11.1 points and 7.1 rebounds per game as a senior, adding one block in 26.7 minutes. He shot 58.4 percent from the field and 40 percent from beyond the arc, albeit on just five attempts. 

There is not a ton of floor-stretching potential there right now. Cooper's profile is more similar to Walker Kessler's, which may be why the Lakers were inclined to sign him as a depth piece with room to grow. 

The 22-year-old played just one game with the Grizzlies this season, posting one point, two rebounds, and one assist in three minutes against the Sacramento Kings on Oct. 31. 

Cooper featured sparingly in preseason, topping out at 15 minutes in his first of three games, where he scored 8 points and added four rebounds on 2-for-3 shooting. 

Lovering is a second-year undrafted center out of Utah. He spent last season with the Grizzlies, playing mostly for their G League affiliate, the Memphis Hustle, before the Lakers recruited him this offseason. 

The 23-year-old appeared twice for the Lakers, both late in already decided games. 

He impressed in the G League last year, earning himself some playing time with the Grizzlies. Lovering averaged 8.9 points and 7.8 rebounds in 13 games with the Hustle. 

In his second, and last, NBA game with the Grizzlies, he posted 11 points, 11 rebounds, three assists, one block, and one steal in 32 minutes on Feb. 20 against the Utah Jazz, shooting 5-for-8 from the field. 

Lovering put enough on tape to prompt the Lakers to want to give Lovering a shot. 

However, the Purple and Gold chose to go with Cooper's upside as a younger and more accomplished college prospect. 

Lovering will now look for a new home and may find one soon in a league that's always searching for center depth.