All 30 NBA teams have officially put the 2025 draft in the rearview now that this year's free agency period is on the horizon. The 2025 free agent class can begin negotiating with teams on Monday before the market officially opens on July 6, leaving time to tell what the Los Angeles Lakers have in store this offseason after an early playoff exit.
Even though there's still some time before things heat up even more, the Lakers took care of some in-house responsibilities on Sunday, announcing the fate regarding two of their pending free agents.
Lakers Pick up Jordan Goodwin's Team Option, Tender Christian Koloko's Qualifying Offer Before Free Agency
On the eve of the negotiating window opening, Spotrac's Keith Smith is reporting that the Lakers have picked up Jordan Goodwin's $2.3 million team option for the 2025-26 campaign. On top of that, L.A. has "also tendered a two-way qualifying offer to Christian Koloko," making him a restricted FA next week.
The Los Angeles Lakers have picked up their $2.3M team option for Jordan Goodwin. His contract now becomes lightly guaranteed for 2025-26.
The Lakers also tendered a two-way qualifying offer to Christian Koloko. Koloko will now be a restricted free agent on July 1.
— Keith Smith (@KeithSmithNBA) June 29, 2025
Goodwin, 26, began the 2024-25 season in the NBA G League; however, his impressive performance led to his being promoted to the main roster in the second half. He went on to play 29 regular-season games for the Lakers after that, averaging 5.6 points, 3.9 rebounds, 1.0 steals, and .438/.382/.818 minutes while splitting time between both guard positions.
Unfortunately, Goodwin disappeared once the postseason arrived. The former Saint Louis product only shot 1-of-5 from the field and 0-of-2 from deep across 32 minutes in the playoffs, and didn't even touch the floor once in Game 5.
A former 2022 second-round pick, Koloko also joined the Lakers right before the season started. He ended up making 37 appearances by the time the campaign finished, which saw him average 2.4 points and 2.5 rebounds while shooting 60.6% from the floor. Clearly, that performance was enough to impress L.A. to the point where it tendered his QO.
Neither of these moves is a major one, and Lakers fans can likely expect to see more of the same this summer. Los Angeles' salary cap situation will limit general manager Rob Pelinka's spending potential, meaning the team might prioritize bringing back veterans and signing cheaper outside UFAs rather than bigger splashes.
Expect the Lakers' vision for their offseason to become clearer as the NBA free agency buzz amps up with each passing day this week.
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