Russell will have an $18.7 million salary for next season as part of a two-year contract he signed with the Lakers last offseason.
Lakers guard D’Angelo Russell reacts after making a 3-point shot during the second half of their play-in tournament game against the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday night in New Orleans. The Lakers won, 110-106. Lakers guard D’Angelo Russell plans to opt into the final season of his contract with the franchise for the 2024-25 season.
Russell averaged 18 points, 6.3 assists and 3.1 rebounds in 76 regular-season games for the Lakers last season, shooting 45.6% from the field and 41.5% on 3-pointers.Russell, who was drafted by the Lakers in 2015 and reacquired by the organization ahead of the 2023 trade deadline, was at the center of trade discussions for most of last season after his disappointing performance in the Lakers’ 2023 Western Conference finals series loss to the Denver Nuggets.
Hayes, who’ll have a $2.46 million salary for next season, signed a two-year, $4.63 million contract with the organization last summer. He averaged 4.3 points and three rebounds in 70 games last season. This doesn’t include LeBron James and Cam Reddish , who also have player options for next season, or first-round draft pick Dalton Knecht and second-round pick Bronny James.Max Christie, the Lakers’ second-round pick in 2022, is slated to be a restricted free agent.
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