The Los Angeles Lakers have one of the best young cores in the NBA and the hope is that these players will be able to grow and develop together to form one of the league’s up-and-coming teams. D’Angelo Russell, Julius Randle, Jordan Clarkson, Larry Nance Jr., and Brandon Ingram form the foundation of this Lakers team.
Clarkson has already received his payday and Ingram is only a rookie so he has many years left with the franchise as well. The Lakers have now made the expected moves to make sure the other three stay around as well.
The Lakers officially announced that they have picked up the options on Russell, Randle, and Nance for the 2017-18 season:
The Los Angeles Lakers have exercised their team options for the 2017-18 season on forwards Larry Nance Jr.