Lakers unlikely to run it back with current roster?
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According to Lakers and league sources, running it back with a mostly similar roster isn’t a palatable option. LeBron James is an unrestricted free agent. Austin Reaves will be one when he declines his player option.
Both have played their way into big contracts, and retaining both could keep the Lakers from fully evolving into a roster built around Dončić. The promises made to Dončić and his representatives before he signed an extension with the Lakers weren’t to have one good month. And they weren’t to undertake a slow build, to count on marginal improvements built by continuity and internal growth.
The plans were bigger. New York Times This article originally appeared on Hoops Hype: Lakers unlikely to run it back with current roster?