GM Rob Pelinka has remained committed to his plan for the offseason: attempt to return as much of the Lakers’ core from last season as possible in pursuit of a title.
Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka has been clear that the organization is valuing continuity ahead of free agency, which begins Friday at 3 p.m. PT.
But because of the Gilbert Arenas Provision in the collective bargaining agreement, which helps teams retain their own restricted free agents who are not coming off standard rookie scale deals, the Lakers can match any offer sheet Reaves signs with another team. The team waived Mo Bamba and Shaquille Harrison on Thursday. Bamba had a $10.3 million non-guaranteed salary for 2023-24 while Harrison had a $2.4 million non-guaranteed salary for next season.
Those decisions will help the Lakers stay below the $172 million luxury tax apron, giving them access to the $12.4 million non-taxpayer mid-level exception entering free agency. They could use that exception to sign a free agent or multiple free agents – including their own.
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