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• Lakers Rumors: Maxi Kleber Likely To Return To Europe

  29-06-2026 20:18 via lakersnation.com
  
  One of the more beloved and respected players on the Los Angeles Lakers last season was veteran big man Maxi Kleber. While he wasn’t a regular member of the rotation, he was always ready any time his number was called and provided a real impact on multiple occasions throughout the year.
  Kleber is an unrestricted free agent this summer, but it is looking like he won’t be returning to the NBA next season. According to Donatas Urbonas of BasketNews, the veteran is monitoring his Europea
  
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• Marcus Smart Rumors: Rockets Most Likely Team To Sign Veteran Guard

  29-06-2026 19:40 via lakersnation.com
  
  The expectation is that Marcus Smart will decline his $5.4 million player option with the Los Angeles Lakers and test unrestricted free agency.
  Once that happens, the Houston Rockets have already emerged as a potential suitor for Smart. In fact, according to Dan Woike of The Athletic, Smart signing with the Rockets is viewed as the most likely scenario in the coming days:
  As option day approaches, the belief around the league, according to multiple sources, is that Lakers guard Marcus Smart will
  
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• Lakers Rumors: Marcus Smart Declines Player Option To Become Free Agent

  29-06-2026 19:06 via lakersnation.com
  
  Coming off a season in which he revived his career with the Los Angeles Lakers, Marcus Smart had a decision to make.
  He was given a player option for the 2026-27 season worth $5.4 million that he needed to decide if he wanted to pick up or decline. And to no surprise, Smart will be declining it to become an unrestricted free agent, per NBA insider Chris Hayes:Los Angeles Lakers guard Marcus Smart is declining his $5.4M player option to become an unrestricted free agent, league sources tell me. p
  
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• Lakers Rumors: Rockets Are Most Likely Team To Land Marcus Smart

  29-06-2026 18:16 via lakersnation.com
  
  The expectation is that Marcus Smart will decline his $5.4 million player option with the Los Angeles Lakers and test unrestricted free agency.
  Once that happens, the Houston Rockets have already emerged as a potential suitor for Smart. In fact, according to Dan Woike of The Athletic, Smart signing with the Rockets is viewed as the most likely scenario in the coming days:
  As option day approaches, the belief around the league, according to multiple sources, is that Lakers guard Marcus Smart will
  
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• Warriors’ Interest In LeBron James Reportedly Leading To Conversation With Lakers About Future

  29-06-2026 17:36 via lakersnation.com
  
  Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James signing with the Golden State Warriors in free agency seems to be picking up steam as they are also trying to acquire Anthony Davis as a way to lure the 41-year-old to the Bay Area.
  According to recent reports, the Lakers had not yet spoken to James about a new contract, but it appears that is about to change, per NBA insider Chris Haynes:LeBron James and Los Angeles Lakers still have yet to have a conversation regarding his future but that’s expected t
  
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• Lakers Rumors: Deandre Ayton Exercises Player Option For 2026-27 Season

  29-06-2026 17:08 via lakersnation.com
  
  The Los Angeles Lakers have many decisions to make for the 2026-27 season with free agency beginning on Tuesday, June 30. One decision that was not theirs, however, was the player option on starting center Deandre Ayton’s second season. Ayton signed a two-year, $16.2 million deal last summer after a buyout from the Portland Trail Blazers, and served admirably as the team’s starter in 2025-26.Ayton’s deal included a player option worth $8.1 million for the upcoming season, which
  
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• Luke Kennard Reveals What He Learned From LeBron James

  29-06-2026 16:11 via lakersnation.com
  
  The Los Angeles Lakers’ lone trade deadline acquisition last season ended up being a good one as Luke Kennard came in and fit perfectly with the roster, even stepping up his game in the playoffs when key players missed time due to injury.
  Getting to play for the Lakers was special for Kennard as he got to team up with LeBron James. Both players grew up in Ohio, and Kennard notably broke James’ high school state scoring record. While the future is currently up in the air for both, Ken
  
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• Lakers Free Agent Rumors: Interest In Ziaire Williams

  29-06-2026 15:00 via lakersnation.com
  
  The Los Angeles Lakers are one of the teams to watch heading into free agency as they project to be one of the only teams with significant cap space.
  The Lakers are known to be looking to get younger and more athletic on the wing, and one option may be coming into focus as the Brooklyn Nets decided to decline the $6.5 million team option on Ziaire Williams. Now that the Los Angeles area native is set to reach free agency, the Lakers are among the teams with interest, per Dan Woike of The Athleti
  
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• Lakers Rumors: Warriors Trying To Land Both LeBron James & Anthony Davis

  29-06-2026 06:08 via lakersnation.com
  
  When the Los Angeles Lakers acquired Anthony Davis to pair with LeBron James, the duo came together to win a championship in their first season together.
  Now, another franchise is trying to recreate that magic as according to Kevin O’Connor of Yahoo Sports, the Golden State Warriors are attempting to land both James and Davis to reunite them this offseason:
  The Warriors are attempting to trade for Wizards big Anthony Davis and then sign Lakers free-agent forward LeBron James, according to
  
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