LeBron Opts In, DFS Opts Out
Laker Film Room - Dedicated to the Study of Lakers Basketball
Pete Zayas
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🗓️ 30 June 2025
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Summary
The Lakers have more certainty with their own free agents as LeBron James has opted into his contract for next season while Dorian Finney-Smith has opted out of his deal. Pete and Darius discuss both decisions, including what kind of deal they would offer DFS now that he's on the open market, how LeBron's decision impacts the Lakers flexibility heading into free agency, how they interpreted Rich Paul's comments about LeBron's decision and his potential future with the Lakers, and much more.
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| 0:15.1 | What do you think about the Laker team now? |
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| 0:21.1 | Just the Lakers. |
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| 0:27.8 | I was pleased to see you smile at the top part show |
| 0:30.6 | because once the game starts, you have a game face. |
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| 0:35.4 | I don't think you have to do things for money anymore. Correct. What's up? Laker fans? Welcome to the Laker Film Room podcast. I'm Pete, joined by Darius. And first things first, I sound like crap. I'm sorry, I sound like Louis Armstrong today. I'm going to set good screens for Darius, swing the ball. I need 40 from you today, D. It took me about two days to get to this |
| 0:56.0 | level of voice, but we got LeBron opting in. I'm laughing because of the whole, don't invite Darius |
| 1:02.6 | to get up more shots is what I was thinking. But we got the news today that LeBron opted in |
| 1:10.6 | and DFS opted out. |
| 1:13.1 | Neither of those were super unexpected, but LeBron's came with some quotes that were interesting |
| 1:18.3 | for sure. |
| 1:19.3 | And we weren't sure on DFS and there's more and more smoke on that front that, you know, |
| 1:23.9 | he's got to market, which makes sense. |
| 1:25.7 | So, Dee, what is your reaction to the news of |
| 1:28.7 | LeBron opting in and DFS opting out? So let's start with DFS because I feel like LeBron's |
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