Jake LaRavia has reportedly agreed to sign with the Lakers

The NBA's official free agency period opened on Monday afternoon with the Los Angeles Lakerslosing 3-and-D forward Dorian Finney-Smith to the Houston Rockets.

They had acquired Finney-Smith in a late December trade, and he made a very positive impact on them that went beyond his stats.Minutes later, they reportedly agreed to a deal with Jake LaRavia, a forward who finished the 2024-25 season with the Sacramento Kings.

LaRavia will reportedly receive a two-year deal worth $12 million from the Lakers.He stands 6-foot-8 and is 23 years of age.

He was originally the No.

19 pick in the 2022 NBA Draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves and was born in Pasadena.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.

pic.twitter.com/hXw9E1PzZV Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) June 30, 2025LaRavia lacks speed and isn't a particularly capable defender, but he is an accurate 3-point shooter.

He made 42.3% of his 3-point attempts during the 2024-25 season, and he had 2.2 such attempts in 20.4 minutes a game.He played three years of college basketball, first with Indiana State University and then with Wake Forest University.

During his final season in the NCAA, he averaged 14.6 points a game and shot 55.9% from the field and 38.4% from 3-point range.This article originally appeared on LeBron Wire: Jake LaRavia has reportedly agreed to sign with the Lakers.

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