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The 2025 NBA Draft is here! Check out the complete list of NBA Draft picks for the Los Angeles Lakers:
How many picks do the Los Angeles Lakers have in the 2025 NBA Draft?
The Los Angeles Lakers have one draft pick in the 2025 NBA Draft.
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2025 Los Angeles Lakers Draft Picks
- Round 2, Pick 55
Notable Lakers Free Agents
The main free agent on the Lakers’ radar this summer is LeBron James.
Entering his 23rd year as a professional basketball player, LeBron James has no real interest in leaving Los Angeles — especially after Luka Doncic was traded to the Lakers this past season. But, James has options, He can opt into his player option at $52.6 million for the 2025–26 season, or he can opt out and sign an extension. That second option will likely be James’ plan as he can re-sign a team-friendly deal to help the Lakers build out around him and Doncic and compete for a championship as best they can in the final years of his career.
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