Players That Will Leave And Players That Will Stay On The Lakers For The 2023-24 NBA Season
Eddie Bitar
12 – 15 minutes
The Los Angeles Lakers have a ton to think about in the summer of 2023. Their salary cap situation indicates that there is plenty of room for flexibility, and the pending rumors of LeBron James’ retirement are causing stirs within the organization. Los Angeles needs to go all-in next year before James hits 40 years old and possibly retires for good, especially with Anthony Davis not able to stay healthy and lead a franchise on his own. As a result, the Purple and Gold need to sort out which players they want to keep and also let go for the sake of their future.
With a host of options for the Lakers to realistically build a title contender as soon as possible, Rob Pelinka and the management team need to organize the roster and only pay players that deserve to wear the iconic shirt. Obviously, LeBron James and Anthony Davis headline the team’s roster and with many pieces competing for minutes, money, and long-term deals, Pelinka has to make sure he gets this summer right. The Western Conference is stacked with many contending teams, including the Denver Nuggets, Phoenix Suns, Los Angeles Clippers, Golden State Warriors, and Memphis Grizzlies, among others, and the Lakers need to build their roster to compete with them.
Without further ado, here are the players that will leave and stay on the Lakers for the 2023-24 NBA season. It is never easy to choose which players deserve to be a Laker next year, but there are only a handful of players who the Lakers will gladly pay at all costs. Most of the Lakers players won’t be on the team next year, but that is the nature of the NBA and the iconic Purple and Gold jerseys that is only suitable for the very best.