New Lakers Rumors Reveal Potential NBA Free-Agent Target Amid LeBron James Contract Buzz

With reports that the Brooklyn Nets will decline Ziaire Williams' $6.2 million option this summer, the door may have opened for the Los Angeles Lakers to pursue him in free agency.

The Athletic's Dan Woike reported Sunday that, "According to a league source, one player the Lakers could take a look at in free agency is Williams, who had his team option declined by the Nets on Sunday. The Lakers have desires to get younger and more athletic on the wing, and Williams is coming off back-to-back seasons in Brooklyn where he averaged more than 10 points and shot better than 34 percent from three-point range. ... The bet for the Lakers would be that at 6-9 with a nearly 40-inch vertical leap, that Williams could be an impact defensive player with room for growth on the offensive side of the ball. He has fans inside the Lakers' facility."

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