Over the first weekend of NBA free agency the Los Angeles Lakers were able to retain their core consisting of Austin Reaves, D’Angelo Russell, and Rui Hachimura. The team also signed Jaxson Hayes, Cam Reddish, Gabe Vincent, and Taurean Prince. Emmanuel Acho, Joy Taylor, LeSean McCoy, and Ric Bucher debate if the Lakers have done enough to close the gap between them and the Denver Nuggets.
