Gabe Vincent is entering his third season with the Los Angeles Lakers, on the final year of the three-year, $33 million contract he signed with the team in the summer of 2023. Vincent capitalized on his role with the Finals-bound Miami Heat, and hoped to be a major contributor on a contending Lakers team in the years to come.
That hasn’t yet come to fruition, for reasons outside of Vincent’s control. He missed nearly the entirety of the 2023-24 season due to a knee injury. Then, once he finally found a rhythm in purple and gold, the Lakers effectively punted on the 2024-25 season by trading for Luka Doncic in the shocking deadline deal.