{"id":148103,"date":"2025-06-30T19:11:20","date_gmt":"2025-06-30T23:11:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=148103"},"modified":"2025-06-30T19:11:20","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T23:11:20","slug":"lakers-jake-laravia-free-agent-signing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2025\/06\/30\/lakers-jake-laravia-free-agent-signing\/","title":{"rendered":"Lakers Complete First Free Agent Signing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Los Angeles Lakers have completed their first free agent signing, agreeing to sign <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/l\/laravja01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jake LaRavia<\/a> a two-year contract worth $12 million, according to ESPN\u2019s Shams Charania.<\/p>\n<h2>Lakers Sign Free Agent Jake LaRavia<\/h2>\n<p>A first-round pick in the 2022 NBA Draft, LaRavia arguably just had the best season of his young career.<\/p>\n<p>Though he actually averaged his career-high in scoring (10.8 points per game) the season prior, he was far sharper at both ends in 2024-25. In 66 games, he averaged 6.9 points, 3.9 rebounds, 2.4 assists, and 0.9 steals in 20.4 minutes per game. He also shot a career-high 42.3 percent from 3.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Free agent forward Jake LaRavia has agreed to a two-year, $12 million deal with the Los Angeles Lakers, sources tell ESPN. LaRavia had a strong finish after joining the Sacramento Kings last season. <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hXw9E1PzZV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/hXw9E1PzZV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShamsCharania\/status\/1939817620989251810?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 30, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, the 23-year-old\u2019s blend of youth, athleticism, versatility, and efficiency make him an intriguing addition to their second unit. In fact, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/f\/finnedo01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dorian Finney-Smith<\/a> now <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2025\/06\/30\/rockets-sign-dorian-finney-smith-to-53-million-deal-completing-heist\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">heading to the<\/a> Houston Rockets, there\u2019s already a hole that he can fit in. Whether LaRavia can make an immediate impact, let alone whether he can stay in Los Angeles longer will depend on if his performance last season was just a flash in the pan though.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_148115\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-148115\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-148115\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/06\/IMG_7241-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/06\/IMG_7241-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/06\/IMG_7241-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/06\/IMG_7241-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/06\/IMG_7241-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/06\/IMG_7241-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/06\/IMG_7241-600x400.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/06\/IMG_7241-1200x800.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-148115\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mar 22, 2025; Sacramento, California, USA; Sacramento Kings forward Jake LaRavia (33) during the fourth quarter against the Milwaukee Bucks at Golden 1 Center. Mandatory Credit: Darren Yamashita-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>To that point, LaRavia played just 70 games his first two seasons. In that time, he shot 38.9 percent from the field and 33.9 percent from 3. The tools have always been there. However, the jury is still out on how well he can use them.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a9 Kiyoshi Mio-Imagn Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Los Angeles Lakers have completed their first free agent signing, agreeing to sign Jake LaRavia a two-year contract worth $12 million, according to ESPN\u2019s Shams Charania. Lakers Sign Free Agent Jake LaRavia A first-round pick in the 2022 NBA Draft, LaRavia arguably just had the best season of his young career. 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