New news for the NBA Lakers: Finney Smith will enter the free market

On June 27, a NBA Lakers reporter revealed: guard player Reeves rejected the four-year, $89.2 million contract renewal proposed by the Lakers in advance, which is also the largest salary he can get at present. Reeves does not want to leave the Lakers, but just hopes that he can have more opportunities next year to increase the value of the contract renewal.

27-year-old Reeves plays as a shooting guard and plays for the Lakers in the 2024-2025 season. He plays in a total of 73 games in the regular season, averages 34.9 minutes per game, and can score 20.2 points + 4.5 rebounds + 5.8 assists + 1.1 steals + 0.3 blocks. He has a shooting percentage of 45.0%, a three-point shooting percentage of 37.0%, and a free throw shooting percentage of 87.0%.

forward player Finney Smith is considering preparing to give up the $15.4 million player option contract with the Lakers next season, thus becoming a free agent to enter the trading market. The Lakers are willing to reach a relatively reasonable contract extension with them, but the latter may want to get more! Finney Smith played a total of 63 games in the regular season of the 2024-2025 season, averaging 28.9 minutes per game, scoring 8.7 points + 3.9 rebounds + 1.4 assists + 0.9 steals + 0.4 blocks, shooting percentage of 45.0%, three-point shooting percentage of 41.0%, and free throw shooting percentage of 67.0%.

In addition, today is the second round pick of the 2025 draft. The Lakers got the Bulls' No. 45 by giving away some cash + No. 55 draws. They hope that through this opportunity to improve 10 picks, they can choose young players with more potential. They have set their targets on potential center player Calke Brenner, an inside player who has unlimited expectations on both offense and defense. They can average 19.2 points + 8.7 rebounds + 2.7 blocks per game, and a three-point shooting percentage of 34.0%.