On July 7, Beijing time, the Lakers officially announced the signing of Vincent, Hayes, Prince, Reddish and the official renewal of contracts with Reeves and Hachimura, the new signings were determined with their jersey numbers, Vincent changed to No. 7, Prince No. 12, Reddish No. 5 and Hayes No. 11; The Lakers' 13-man core roster for the new season was officially released, with James and thick eyebrows leading the championship.
The Lakers officially announced the signing of Vincent
The Lakers officially announced that the team officially signed guard Vincent, who will change to the Purple and Gold Corps No. 7 jersey; The Lakers official posted photos to welcome Vincent, and also posted a photo of Vincent with Lakers general manager Pelinka and Lakers coach Hamm, and Vincent was very happy with a smile on his face.
Vincent said of joining the Lakers, saying: "The Lakers have the size, the athleticism and the leadership, I can bring in defense and shoot open shots to help the team win as much as possible.
This summer, Vincent rejected the Heat's four-year, $34 million contract and reached a three-year, $33 million contract with the Lakers. In the 2022-23 season, Vincent averaged 9.4 points, 2.1 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game in the regular season and 12.7 points, 1.4 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game in the playoffs, helping the Heat all the way to the Finals.
The Heat's official photo bid farewell to Vincent: Thank you, Gab!
The Lakers officially announced the signing of Hayes
The Lakers officially announced that the team has officially signed center Jaxon Hayes, who will wear the No. 11 jersey of the Purple and Gold Army; The Lakers official also posted Hays's on-site signing photos, Hayes recorded a video to greet Lakers fans, he said: Hello, Lakers fans, Jaxon Hayes is very excited to be a Lakers player, purple and gold team rush!
Talking about joining the Lakers, Hayes said: Joining the Lakers is incredible. Ever since I grew up in Ohio, I've been a huge fan of Kobe Bryant and LeBron James.
This summer, Hayes and the Lakers agreed to a two-year, $4.63 million contract, and the second year was a player option; Hayes, 23, was the No. 8 pick in 2019, and the Pelicans didn't make a qualifying offer this summer, making him a full free agent; In the 2022-23 season, Hayes played in 47 regular-season games for the Pelicans, averaging 5 points and 2.8 rebounds in 13 minutes per game.
The Lakers officially announced the signing of Prince
The Lakers officially announced the signing of Prince, welcoming new signings to Los Angeles, Prince will wear the Lakers' No. 12 jersey for the new season, Prince officially debuted, and took photos with the No. 12 jersey in the Lakers locker room.
As previously reported, the Lakers and Prince signed a new one-year, $4.5 million (two-year exception) contract; This summer, Prince was cut by the Timberwolves and finally decided to join the Lakers; In the 22-23 season, Prince averaged 9.1 points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game, and the Lakers will be the fifth team to play for in his career, shooting 37.2% from three-point range in his career.
The Lakers officially announced the renewal of Reeves' contract
The Lakers officially announced that the team officially renewed the contract of Austin Reeves, and according to previous reports, Reeves and the Lakers reached a 4-year, $56 million contract with a 15% trade margin and a final-year player option.
The Lakers official tweet: Officially, Reeves is still staying with the Lakers.
In the 22-23 season, Reeves played in 64 regular season games, averaging 28.8 minutes per game, scoring 13 points, 3 rebounds and 3.4 assists, shooting 52.9% from the field and 39.8% from three-point range; In 16 playoff games, he averaged 36.2 minutes per game, had 16.9 points, 4.4 rebounds and 4.6 assists, shooting 46.4% from the field and 44.3% from three-point range.
The Lakers officially announced the renewal of their contract with Hachimura
The Lakers and Hachimura signed a new contract for 3 years and $51 million, with an average annual salary of $17 million, and the Lakers official tweeted in Japanese: Welcome back, Hachimura Base.
The Lakers officially posted the scene of the renewal of the contract of Hachimura, and the newly signed big contract Hachimura was full of smiles, and his happiness was overflowing; Hachimura said: "I've always wanted to stay here, and I told the Lakers it was my first choice. I don't have a second option or anything else.
In the 22-23 season, Hachimura played in 33 regular season games for the Lakers, averaging 9.6 points and 4.7 rebounds per game, and contributed 12.2 points and 3.6 rebounds per game in 16 playoff games, shooting 55.7% from the field and 48.7% from three-point range, becoming a key member of the Lakers' rotation; This summer, Hachimura refused to play for Japan in the men's basketball World Cup, instead focusing on preparing for the new season.
The Lakers also officially announced the signing of Reddish.
This summer, the Lakers recruited Reddish for $4.6 million in 2 years, and the second year is a player option, and the new season will wear the Lakers' No. 5 jersey; In the 2022-23 regular season, Reddish averaged 24.8 minutes per game, scoring 9.7 points, 2.2 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1.0 steals.
It is expected that the official extension of Russell's contract will be announced soon
The Lakers and Russell signed a two-year, $37 million extension, a second-year player option, and Russell has a trade veto for the new season.
During the 22-23 season, the Lakers traded Russell before the trade deadline, who returned to Los Angeles and played 17 games for the Lakers in the regular season, averaging 17.4 points, 6.1 assists and 2.9 rebounds per game, helping the Lakers return to the playoffs strongly; Russell played in 16 games in the playoffs, averaging 13.3 points, 4.6 assists and 2.9 rebounds per game.
The Lakers have been very active in free agency this summer, signing Reeves, Russell and Hachimura to sign successful signings to Hayes, Reddish, Prince and Vincent.
There are currently 13 players on the Lakers' roster — James, Thick Eyebrows, Hachimura, Vanderbilt, Russell, Reeves, Vincent, Prince, Reddish, Christie, Schifino, Lewis and Hayes.
The Lakers' next plan is to find a backup center for thick eyebrows, and plan to start the new season with a 14-man roster.