The Los Angeles Lakers will see a lot of their players enter free agency this summer — like, more than half of their roster — but Rob Pelinka can rest easy knowing that one of the most important members of the team has already committed to returning. I am talking, of course, about Jared Dudley.
Dudley, who’s coming off of his second year with the Lakers, made it clear during his exit interview on Friday that he’s “1,000%” sure that he’s going to come back in free agency.
“Come on, man,” Dudley said. “They need me, man.