{"id":773524,"date":"2026-06-29T09:51:20","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T09:51:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/773524\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T09:51:20","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T09:51:20","slug":"lakers-eyeing-ziaire-williams-yahoo-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/773524\/","title":{"rendered":"Lakers eyeing Ziaire Williams &#8211; Yahoo Sports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to a league source, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/live-blogs\/nba-free-agency-2026-live-updates-signings-trades-rumors-grades\/D9IEQTcUUsjD\/mNdqTfpradqI\/?unlocked_article_code=1.t1A.oTGZ.M6_Fd_EDKz6Y&amp;source=athletic_user_shared_gift_live_blog_copylink&amp;smid=url-share-ta\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:one player the Lakers could take a look at in free agency is Brooklyn small forward Zaire Williams,;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;one player the Lakers could take a look at in free agency is Brooklyn small forward Zaire Williams,&quot;}\" class=\"link \">one player the Lakers could take a look at in free agency is Brooklyn small forward Zaire Williams,<\/a> who had his team option declined by the <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/basketball\/nba\/teams\/brooklyn-nets\/17\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Nets;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Nets&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Nets<\/a> on Sunday. <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nba\/teams\/la-lakers\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Lakers;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;The Lakers&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Lakers<\/a> have desires to get younger and more athletic on the wing, and Williams is coming off back-to-back seasons in Brooklyn where he averaged more than 10 points and shot better than 34 percent from 3-point range.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/live-blogs\/nba-free-agency-2026-live-updates-signings-trades-rumors-grades\/D9IEQTcUUsjD\/mNdqTfpradqI\/?unlocked_article_code=1.t1A.oTGZ.M6_Fd_EDKz6Y&amp;source=athletic_user_shared_gift_live_blog_copylink&amp;smid=url-share-ta\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:New York Times;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;New York Times&quot;}\" class=\"link \">New York Times<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"According to a league source, one player the Lakers could take a look at in free agency 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