“Mannnnnnnnn tooooo excited!!” Randle said. “Excited about the future. Let’s get to work!”
With the added salary cap space, t the Lakers signed former Pelicans point guard Rajon Rondo to a one-year deal worth $9 million.
Randle’s future with the Lakers depended heavily on what else the organization would be able to do in free agency. Although Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka and coach Luke Walton gave public votes of confidence to Randle, saying they’d like to see him return, behind the scenes little progress was made toward re-signing Randle.
The Lakers made a qualifying offer of $5.