Los Angeles Lakers reserve forward Brandon Bass will opt out of the second year of the two-year deal he signed last summer to become an unrestricted free agent, according to Chris Haynes of Cleveland.com.
This is an unsurprising move from Bass, who had a strong year as the Lakers' primary backup center following a rough start, averaging 7.2 points and 4.3 rebounds on 54.9 percent shooting in 20.3 minutes per game.
Those relatively small numbers belie how effective Bass was, posting the best net rating on the team among player playing more than 20 minutes per game, with the Lakers only being outscored by 2.