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Lakers Rumors: Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Declines Player Option, Enters Free Agency

The Los Angeles Lakers — as a part of their offseason plans — may choose to simply run it back with as many players as possible from the 2019-20 roster.

If this is what they want to do, they’ll need Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, who was a critical factor in their championship run. Caldwell-Pope is not only one of the team’s most important players, he’s also tied with Kyle Kuzma for the longest tenured.

Over the past three years, fans have witnessed him go from a volume scorer to an all-around three-and-D wing, with his points and field goal attempts decreasing in each year with L.