The Lakers are interested in the Mavericks point guard, he once called the Lakers a great organization

According to US sports media F/W reporter Gautam Varyl. The 2024-25 NBA season has officially come to an end, and it is only a few days before the start of the free agent period on June 30. The Lakers are expected to remain active during free agents, with NBA insider Anthony Irving reporting that they are interested in Dante Exum. "The Lakers will be interested in him because the veteran is at a minimum."

Irving is not the first to report that the Lakers are interested in Exum. Kobe Price ranked Australians as one of the unknown targets among the team's free agents. While Exum will be a reliable defender, the biggest problem for him is availability. For some reason, Exum has been working hard to stay healthy throughout his career. The 29-year-old signed a two-year contract with the Mavericks before the 2023-24 season and has played only 75 games since.

Between January and February 2024, Exum missed time due to a sprain of the right plantar fascia, aches in the right knee and bursitis of the right knee. In his first season with the team, he played only 55 games. This is actually his most appearances in a single season since 66 appearances for the Utah Jazz in 2016-17. Any hopes of Exum being out of injury in the 2024-25 season were even shattered before the game began. He suffered a right wrist injury during training camp, which would leave him missing for more than three months. The defender finally made his first appearance on January 31.

However, the Mavericks cannot rely on Exum's service for too long. He broke his hand against the Houston Rockets in March and will be out for nearly a month. He ended up playing only 20 games in the season due to two injuries. You might ignore these as weird injuries, but Exum’s record shows that his body will collapse at some point in the season. Is he worth a bet on the veteran’s minimum? Maybe. Exum averaged 8.7 points, 1.7 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 0.6 steals and 0.2 blocks per game for the Mavericks in 2024-25. He has become a reliable defender and of course, he has experience in Doncic fighting side by side.

You would think Exum also has a good relationship with Pelinka, who was his agent before becoming Lakers general manager. He hired Pelinka before the 2014 NBA draft, leading to rumors that he wanted to be the Lakers because Kobe Bryant was the agent’s most famous client. And Exum also gave some high praise to the Lakers at that time. "Obviously, the Lakers are a great organization," Exum said.

"But I participated in this draft to go to a place I feel best at, which is very suitable for me, no matter what that team is, it is the best place for me." I don't want to go. The Lakers had the seventh pick in that draft and never had a chance to choose Exum. The Jazz picked him with the fifth pick, while the Lakers chose Randle. Will the players and the team finally come together in 11 years? Time will tell everything, do you think it is possible?