Lakers: Kyle Kuzma Officially Declines Option, Enters Free Agency With LA Return Possible

As has been widely expected, Washington Wizards power forward Kyle Kuzma has now officially declined his $13 million player option for the 2023-24 season (in a deal he originally inked with your Los Angeles Lakers) and will enter unrestricted free agency, per Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. It’s reportedly possible Kuzma could seek a reunion with the Lakers, who shipped him out to the Wizards as part of their disastrous deal for ex-All-Star point guard Russell Westbrook in the summer of 2021. Given that he’s essentially a better version of younger incumbent combo forward Rui Hachimura (a former Wiz teammate of…