Los Angeles Lakers
Biggest offseason moves: Re-signing Rui Hachimura, D’Angelo Russell, Austin Reaves, signing Anthony Davis to a contract extension, signing Gabe Vincent
After making a run to the Western Conference Finals, there’s a belief that the Los Angeles Lakers are close to winning a championship. Even though a big splash move didn’t develop for the Lakers this offseason, they still managed to improve their roster this summer through a few smaller signings. Heading into next season, the Lakers will be improved. The question is whether or not they will be improved enough to be considered a legit threat to win the 2024 NBA Championship.
Quite frankly, I’m not so sure. However, they had a really good offseason considering the circumstances. The Lakers managed to re-sign every key in-house free agent that they had (Austin Reaves, D’Angelo Russell, and Rui Hachimura). They also found great value by signing Gabe Vincent in the event that Russell falls out of favor with the coaching staff once again.
To close out their moves, the Lakers did a great job of signing low-risk, high-reward free agents, that could en up helping this team take another step forward in the Western Conference this season.
Grade: B+