After seeing Dorian Finney-Smith leave town to sign with the Houston Rockets, the Lakers brought in 23-year-old forward Jake LaRavia in their first free agency signing.

Despite having a glaring need at center, the Los Angeles Lakers' first notable addition in free agency turned out to be Jake LaRavia.

The Lakers lost a key role player when forward Dorian Finney-Smith agreed to a deal with the Houston Rockets, but they quickly moved onward by agreeing to a deal with forward Jake LaRavia when NBA free agency opened Monday afternoon.

Teams have reportedly expressed interest in trading for Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James, who exercised his lucrative player option.

LeBron James trade rumors were completely shut down by his agent Rich Paul, who confirmed that the Lakers star hasn't been made aware of any possibility of movement in free agency

The Los Angeles Lakers appear to have been passive aggressively put on notice by LeBron James ahead of NBA free agency. James’ agent Rich Paul made a public statement about the superstar’s future, prompting plenty of trade rumors.