The LA Times reports that Mike Penberthy, whose journey from The Master's College to the NBA included several international stops and a job driving a forklift, on Saturday was waived by the Lakers.

Rookie guard Joe Crispin was activated from the injured list.

The transaction, like the Brian Shaw move before it, was made with the looming luxury tax threshold in mind. "I wasn't surprised," Penberthy, 26, said in a telephone interview. "I knew they wouldn't keep 15 guys. I don't think they're going to keep 14. I knew when they got Brian back [after waiving him], the writing was on the wall."

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