LOS ANGELES LAKERS NEWS

Cam Reddish - Exercises player option Reddish (ankle) exercised his $2.46 million player option for the 2024-25 season Saturday, Michael Scotto of USA Today reports.

Impact Reddish had the worst statistical year of his career in 2023-2024, during which he averaged 5.4 points, 2.1 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 1.0 steals across 20.5 minutes in 48 regular-season games. The 24-year-old has bounced around as of late, playing for four different teams over the last three years. Reddish has failed to live up to his draft stock, and he will hope to improve next season before becoming an unrestricted free agent in 2025-26.

JUNE 29 • ROTOWIRE

Report: LeBron James opting out to seek new deal with Lakers LeBron James plans to opt out of the final season of his contract with the Los Angeles prior to Saturday’s deadline, ESPN reported.The Laker...

JUNE 29 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

LeBron James intends to sign a new deal with the Lakers, AP source says

LeBron James is not opting into what would have been a $51.4 million contract for this coming season and will instead seek a new deal with the Los Angeles Lakers, according to a pe...

JUNE 29 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

LeBron James Plans to Opt Out, Re-Sign With Lakers, per Report James will return to the Lakers on a new contract.

JUNE 29 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

LeBron James to free agency after declining Los Angeles Lakers contract option LeBron James has declined the player option on the final season of his contract with the Los Angeles Lakers

JUNE 29 • USATODAY.COM

LeBron James reportedly opts out of contract with Lakers, could take pay cut to re-sign

LeBron James is reportedly considering taking a pay cut to re-sign with the Los Angeles Lakers in free agency.

JUNE 29

Reports: D'Angelo Russell to opt in, stay with Lakers Los Angeles Lakers guard D’Angelo Russell plans to exercise his $18.7 million option to remain with the team, according to multiple reports....

JUNE 29 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Reports: D'Angelo Russell to opt in, stay with Lakers Los Angeles Lakers guard D’Angelo Russell plans to exercise his $18.7 million option to remain with the team, according to multiple reports....

JUNE 29 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Max Christie - Lakers extend qualifying offer The Lakers have tendered a qualifying offer to Christie, and he will become a restricted free agent, Michael Scotto of USA Today reports.

Impact Christie is expected to be one of the more sought after young guards in free agency this offseason, and he could be stolen away from the Lakers if the price is right. The 21-year-old appeared in 67 regular-season games for the team, during which he averaged 4.2 points, 2.1 rebounds and 0.9 assists across 14.1 minutes per game.

JUNE 29 • ROTOWIRE

D'Angelo Russell, Jaxson Hayes will opt into contracts with Lakers for 2024-25 Russell will have an $18.7 million salary for next season as part of a two-year contract he signed with the Lakers last offseason.

JUNE 29 • DAILYNEWS.COM

D'Angelo Russell - Staying in L.A. Russell said Friday that he will exercise his $18.69 million player option for 2024-25 to remain with the Lakers, Dave McMenamin of ESPN.com reports.

Impact Though Russell disappointed in the Lakers' five-game first-round playoff series loss to the Nuggets, he delivered a strong 2023-24 season overall, fueled by a strong close to the campaign once he moved back into a starting role in mid-January. In 76 appearances for the Lakers, Russell averaged 18.0 points on 45.6 percent shooting from the field, 6.3 assists, 3.1 rebounds, 3.0 three-pointers and 0.9 steals in 32.7 minutes. Though Russell once again projects to slot in as the Lakers' starting point guard under first-year head coach J.J. Redick, the 28-year-old's expiring contract could make him vulnerable to a trade if Los Angeles seeks an upgrade at the position as the 2024-25 season unfolds.

JUNE 29 • ROTOWIRE

Jaxson Hayes - Picking up player option Hayes informed the Lakers on Friday that he will exercise his $2.4 million player option for the 2024-25 season, Shams Charania of The Athletic reports.

Impact Hayes likely would have been on track for a one-year contract at a similar salary level in free agency had he declined the option, so he'll stick around in Los Angeles with the hope that he can solidify himself as the top backup center under first-year head coach JJ Redick. Previous coach Darvin Ham deployed Hayes as Anthony Davis' primary backup in 2023-24, though the Lakers were without Hayes' main competitors for the position -- Jarred Vanderbilt and Christian Wood -- for much of the season due to injury. Vanderbilt and Wood are both healthy again and are under contract for the upcoming season, so Hayes could struggle to reach the 70 appearances and 12.5 minutes per contest he averaged in 2023-24.

JUNE 29 • ROTOWIRE

Windhorst: Chances of D'Angelo Russell opting in may have increased Lakers starting point guard D’Angelo Russell may not leave the Lakers this summer after all.

JUNE 29 • USATODAY.COM

2024 NBA offseason confidential: 76ers under pressure; players drawing most interest

What should you expect to happen during the 2024 NBA offseason? We surveyed league sources on a variety of topics — including some intriguin...

JUNE 29

Before LeBron and Bronny, these fathers and sons made sports history When the Los Angeles Lakers selected Bronny James, 19, in the second round of the NBA draft Thursday...

JUNE 29 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

LeBron James' father-son dream is fulfilled, but the shadow looms large on Bronny James For years, the younger James’ story has been told in the context of his father, and that won’t change after he was taken by the Lakers in th...

JUNE 28 • DAILYNEWS.COM

Bronny James to join his father, LeBron, on the Los Angeles Lakers. Plus, a look at the NHL Draft. The father-son duo, LeBron and Bronny James, will take the court together to make history in the NBA.

JUNE 28 • CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM

LeBron and Bronny James: Photos through the years | NBA.com The father-son bond between LeBron and Bronny James has been captured in photos over the years.

JUNE 28 • NBA.COM

NBA reacts to Bronny James being drafted by Lakers | NBA.com NBA stars and legends took to social media in the wake of the Lakers making history in drafting Bronny James.

JUNE 28 • NBA.COM

LeBron James and his son Bronny will share Lakers locker room. What will that be like?

LeBron and Bronny James will be the first active father-and-son duo in NBA history, and they're set to be teammates. Is that a good thing?

JUNE 28