Los Angeles Lakers Rumors

The Lakers still have high hopes for Kleber, Dan Woike of The Athletic reports.

Reports indicating that Reaves dislikes playing alongside Luka Doncic have been deemed fake by Reaves' agency, AMR Agency, according to Trevor Lane of Lakers Nation. "Austin has nothing but the utmost respect for Luka and truly enjoys playing alongside him. Any suggestion to the contrary is completely false. He's excited to be on the court with Luka-both now and in the future."

ESPN's Brian Windhorst said Wednesday that the future of James with the franchise is uncertain and could now even possibly end this offseason.

Knecht will play in the Summer League as he looks to expand his game beyond being simply a three-point shooter, Khobi Price of the Orange County Register reports.

LaRavia was the Lakers' first call when free agency opened, Dan Woike of The Athletic reports.

The Lakers are not taking calls on Reaves, Dan Woike of The Athletic reports.

Reaves turned down a four-year, $89.2 million extension offer from the Lakers, Dan Woike of The Athletic reports.

Hachimura has been linked to Miami in a potential trade, Anthony Irwin of Clutch Points reports.

The Heat are interested in acquiring Knecht in the event the Lakers continue their efforts to trade for Andrew Wiggins, according to Anthony Irwin of ClutchPoints.

Doncic has been "incredibly committed" to his conditioning since the team's season ended, Dan Woike of The Athletic reports.

Hayes is one of the players the Celtics might target in free agency to bolster their frontcourt depth, according to Brian Robb of MassLive.

Koloko is expected to return to the Lakers for the 2025-26 season, according to Jovan Buha of The Athletic.

Jemison is expected to return to the Lakers for the 2025-26 season, according to Jovan Buha of The Athletic.

James is likely to exercise his $52.6 million player option for the 2025-26 season, according to Shams Charania of ESPN. "I'm told he's likely to opt in. ... That's likely, that's the plan," Charania said. "But his option date is June 29, so he still has about a month to figure it out. There's going to be some hard conversations that are going to happen between him and the Lakers, seeing what this team looks like. Because whether he plays one more season or a few more seasons, he wants to be in a competitive environment."

James was selected to the 2024-25 All-NBA Second Team on Friday.

Hachimura could be traded by the Lakers this offseason in order to make a significant upgrade at another position, Khobi Price of the Orange County Register reports.

Kleber is slated to make $11 million in the 2025-26 season, but the Lakers could use his contract to facilitate a potential trade for a starting-caliber big man, according to Yossi Gozlan of The Third Apron.

Vincent is slated to make $11.5 million in the 2025-26 season, but the Lakers could use his contract to facilitate a potential trade for a starting-caliber big man, according to Yossi Gozlan of The Third Apron.

James is not expected to take a discount deal ahead of signing what might be the final deal of his career, according to Yossi Gozlan of The Third Apron.

The Lakers are interested in keeping Reaves around despite rumors of his potential departure during the summer via trade, the team's president of basketball operations, Rob Pelinka, told The Southern California News Group.

James wants to see Doncic playing for the Lakers after he retires, according to Dave McMenamin of ESPN."I think ... I don't think, I know, Luka knows how I feel about him. And ultimately, that trade happened for the future. That's not for me. Luka has to decide what he has to do with his future. He's [26] years old, I'm 40, so he can't be basing his career off me. That's just real. But I hope, obviously, that he stays long term. Laker fans love him here. L.A. has accepted him. We love him as a teammate, as a brother. But ultimately, he's got to make a decision for him."

Doncic has to decide what kind of contract he wants to have in the near future, according to Jovan Buha and Sam Amick of The Athletic.

Reaves could prefer to play out his existing contract and become a free agent after the 2025-26 season rather than sign a contract extension with the Lakers, Bobby Marks of ESPN reports.

James has until June 29 to decide whether to exercise his $52.6 million player option for 2025-26, Dave McMenamin of ESPN reports.

The Magic could be a surprise suitor for Knecht this offseason, according to Eric Pincus of Bleacher Report.