While the Los Angeles Lakers went through the playoffs without Avery Bradley, there is no denying his impact on the 2019-20 team.
Bradley played in 49 games for the Lakers, starting in 44 of them, as a perfect complement to the play style of LeBron James. Bradley was perhaps the team’s best on-ball defender during the regular season, and was serviceable as a spot-up shooter.
He was able to take the pressure off of other Lakers guards by always taking the superstar matchups such as Damian Lillard, James Harden and others. And while Bradley’s time with the Lakers is not necessarily over, he has reportedly declined his $5 million player option, opting to enter unrestricted free agency, according to Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports:
Los Angeles Lakers guard Avery Bradley is declining his $5 million player option for the 2020-21 season and hitting free agency, league sources tell Yahoo Sports.