Following a disastrous season that saw a championship-hopeful tumble to a 33-49 record, the Lakers will enter NBA free agency with plenty of renovations to make.
With a whopping six players from the previous year’s roster set to hit the open market on Thursday’s start of free agency, the team will need to get to work, and fast, on patching up the holes. However, they’re going to have to get it done on a strict budget.
Outside of minimum deals, the Lakers will enter Friday's bidding frenzy with only the $6.4 million taxpayer mid-level exception in spending power to find upgrades and augment depth at multiple positions.