South Bay Lakers Acquire Forward Cole Swider

The South Bay Lakers have acquired forward Cole Swider via trade with the Motor City Cruise in exchange for the returning player rights to forward Chris Silva and a 2025 first round draft pick.

Swider (6’8”, 220) most recently appeared in 18 regular season and Tip-Off Tournament games (16 starts) this season for Motor City while on a two-way contract with the Detroit Pistons, averaging 20.9 points, 5.3 rebounds and 2.6 assists in 33.5 minutes. In 72 career NBA G League games (58 starts) playing for Motor City (2024-25), Sioux Falls (2023-24) and South Bay (2022-23), he holds career averages of 19.8 points, 5.7 rebounds and 2.2 assists in 32.6 minutes. Swider has scored in double figures in 64 total games, including 39 outings with 20+ points and 10 performances with 30+ points while shooting 45.1 percent from deep on 8.7 three-point attempts per game. Across three NBA seasons with Detroit (2024-25), Miami (2023-24) and Los Angeles Lakers (2022-23), the 25-year-old has suited up in 27 contests and averaged 1.9 points in 5.2 minutes. He originally signed a two-way contract with the Los Angeles Lakers July 1, 2022, after going undrafted in the 2022 NBA Draft.

The Rhode Island native played four collegiate seasons at Syracuse (2021-22) and Villanova (2018-21), starting all 33 games his senior season and averaging 13.9 points, 6.8 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1.0 steals in 34.5 minutes. 

Swider will wear No. 0 for South Bay.