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Their next challenge will be free agency.
The Athletic reported Thursday that guards Rajon Rondo and
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope are expected to decline player options
-- worth $2.7 million and $8.5 million respectively -- for the
2020-21 season.
Also on Thursday, The Athletic reported that center Anthony
Davis plans to opt out of his $28.7 million player option for
next season and re-sign with the Lakers.
Both Caldwell-Pope and Rondo could re-sign with the Lakers, as
Los Angeles may look to keep most of its core intact after
winning its 17th NBA championship on Sunday.
Caldwell-Pope, 27, just finished his seventh NBA season, and
third with the Lakers. He's averaged 11.6 points per game during
his 539-game NBA career, and this season shot a personal best
38.5 percent from 3-point range. Caldwell-Pope was L.A.'s
third-leading scorer in The Finals with 12.8 points per game,
checking in behind superstars LeBron James and Davis.
Rondo, a four-time All-Star and now two-time NBA champion, also
helped his stock in the playoffs as he became the Lakers'
second-best distributor and gave James a break from
orchestrating the offense.
Rondo, 34, has averaged 10.2 points and 8.3 assists per game
over his 14-year NBA career, which has spanned six different
franchises including the Boston Celtics (2006-14), the Dallas
Mavericks (2014-15), the Sacramento Kings (2015-16), the Chicago
Bulls (2016-17), the New Orleans Pelicans (2017-18) and the
Lakers (2018-20).
--Field Level Media
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