Peyton Watson? Tari Eason? Robert Williams III? What Players Should the Lakers Chase?

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🗓️ 28 May 2026

⏱️ 36 minutes

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The Lakers have to figure out how to resign their own key free agents, starting with Austin Reaves and (probably) LeBron James, and moving on to (probably) Rui Hachimura. But to improve the team, they're going to have to find some new guys, too. They can't just run it back and expect a different result. (Especially after selling the Bold Summer of '26 to fans for a while.) So at the least, the Lakers need to kick the tires on what is ultimately a weak year for free agents. Particularly the unrestricted variety. Because while guys like Peyton Watson, Tari Eason, Walker Kessler and Jalen Duren would look great next to Luka, they're also going to be darn near impossible to pry away from their current teams without the Lakers going crazy large on an offer sheet. Like, renounce everyone and throw all that money to your RFA big. Not a great strategy. So who are the players in the next tier? The ones who still come with a big price tag, but nothing like the guys above? And given their limited trade chips and a cap situation that isn't quite as flexible as it's sometimes presented, how should LA prioritize offseason needs? HOSTS: Andy and Brian Kamenetzky SEGMENT 1: The restricted free agents like Peyton Watson? Don't get your hopes up. SEGMENT 2: Where should the Lakers look? SEGMENT 3: Deeper options at C and F. Everydayer ClubIf you never miss an episode, it’s time to make it official. Join the Locked On Everydayer Club and get ad-free audio, access to our members-only Discord, and more — all built for our most loyal fans. Click here to learn more and join your team’s community: https://lockedonpodcasts.com/everydayerclub Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! 5-Hour ENERGYThe funfetti flavor is BACK on https://5hourEnergy.com or Amazon, crack open Confetti Craze 5-hour ENERGY®️ shot today! KALSHIFor a limited time, download the Kalshi app and use code LOCKEDON to get ten dollars when you trade ten. Kalshi. Trade on anything. DoorDashFrom tipoff to overtime, stay in your bag and order on DoorDash.Get snacks, drinks, gear — whatever gets you through the season — delivered right to your door.DoorDash. In your bag all season long. RugietGet 15% off your treatment → https://rugiet.com/lockedonnhlRugiet. Performance medicine for men. IndeedListeners of this show get a $75 Sponsored Job Credit to help give your job the premium placement it deserves at http://Indeed.com/podcast GametimeToday's episode is brought to you by Gametime. Download the Gametime app, create an account, and use code LOCKEDON for $20 off your first purchase. Terms and conditions apply. FanDuelToday's episode is brought to you by FanDuel.Right now new customers can bet just five dollars and get two-hundred and fifty dollars in bonus bets if your first bet wins.Visit https://FANDUEL.COMto get started — Play Your Game. FANDUEL DISCLAIMER: 21+ in select states. First online real money wager only. Bonus issued as nonwithdrawable free bets that expires in 14 days. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit FanDuel.com/RG (CO, IA, MD, MI, NJ, PA, IL, VA, WV), 1-800-NEXT-STEP or text NEXTSTEP to 53342 (AZ), 1-888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN), 1-800-522-4700 (WY, KS) or visit ksgamblinghelp.com (KS), 1-877-770-STOP (LA), 1-877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY), TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN)

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0:00.0	The Lakers have some shopping to do this offseason.
0:03.0	Where should they start?
0:04.5	Who should be the priorities?
0:06.2	We'll tell you next.
0:12.8	You are Locked-on Lakers.
0:15.2	Your daily Los Angeles Lakers podcast, part of the Locked-on Podcasts Network,
0:22.7	your team every day.
0:27.6	Thanks everybody for stopping by, Locked-on Lakers, Brian Kaminetsky, Andy Kaminetsky,
0:36.5	plenty to cover in today's show as we start to dive into the actual names, the people who might be available at least when it comes to free agency.
0:39.1	You never know who's going to be available in a trade, Andy, but we all kind of know who
0:44.4	the free agents are going to be.
0:45.7	The Lakers have at least a little bit of potential flexibility, depending on how they handle
0:51.7	the players on their roster.
0:54.6	It is not a great free agent year, but not one without any talent at all.
0:59.7	It's a matter of where you want to prioritize those dollars.
1:03.7	Yeah, I think in a lot of ways, it's indicative of how the Lakers this offseason,
1:09.3	they have optionality.
1:10.9	It's not as good as I think A, they would like it to be,
1:16.6	B, as they definitely would like to project that it is.
1:19.6	They want to message that basically the world is their oyster
1:24.6	slow down, but it doesn't mean that they have no avenues to make
1:29.6	the team better. I will stop you. To some degrees, the world is somewhat their oyster, except the
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