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Chris Mañon

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Christopher J. Mañon is a Dominican-American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Coachella Valley Lakers of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Cornell Big Red and Vanderbilt Commodores.

Occupation: Basketball player
Born: December 9, 2001 (age 24)
Country: United States

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Chris Mañon emerges as a Lakers defensive option in preseason projection

Bleacher Report projected Chris Mañon as one of the Los Angeles Lakers’ point-of-attack defenders for the 2026-27 NBA season, putting him in a defensive role that could come into play when JJ Redick needs help on the perimeter. That makes his role more conditional than fixed, and it also explains why his name shows up in a rotation projection rather than a finished lineup. The Lakers already have 16 players under standard contracts, one more than allowed for the regular season, yet the bench ...

www.mogazmasr.com 27 days ago

Chris Manon can fill Lakers' point-of-attack role in 2026-27

Chris Mañon fits into that squeeze as a defensive option rather than a volume-minute projection, the kind of player a staff can call on when the matchup requires a steadier body at the point of attack. Grimes carries the fourth-highest salary on the team for 2026-27 at $14 million, a sign that the Lakers are preparing him for a larger nightly load while Mañon is slotted behind the main offensive pieces.

www.el-balad.com 27 days ago

Lakers Training Camp Notebook: Chris Mañon 'fantastic' in practice

While the team has been hard at work through the first week of training camp, some of the two-way guys are starting to make an impression, most notably Chris Mañon. While Redick doesn't like a shortened preseason, he admits having one less game this year gives the team more time to practice and go into the regular season with a better pace. "Generally, we could get a more productive preseason and training camp … we can actually space things out a little bit more, get these guys more live play...

sports.yahoo.com 30 days ago