The Los Angeles Lakers have plenty of work to do this offseason if they want to make a deeper run in the 2026 Western Conference playoffs.
Their opening-round loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves proved just how many holes there are on this roster that need to be addressed over the summer. Some of those changes will come by bringing in new faces that will mesh better alongside LeBron James and Luka Doncic. Others will involve letting players go who are not pieces of the puzzle moving forward.
While he won't be the only player the franchise moves on from this offseason, there is no doubt that this veteran did not come close to living up to his contract during the 2024-25 campaign.
Overpaid Lakers PG Gabe Vincent Robbed Los Angeles Blind This Season
Gabe Vincent is entering the final season of a three-year, $33 million contract with the Lakers. That deal can't be off the books in Los Angeles soon enough. There is nothing wrong with Vincent as a player, he is a depth piece at the guard position who is known for being a volume scorer. Having that type of player being the sixth-highest paid member of your roster is not good business, however.
The fact of the matter is that the Lakers can find a player to give them six points and one assist per game while shooting 40% from the field just about anywhere in the league. Paying Vincent another $11.5 million during the 2025-26 campaign to be the same player he has always been is not going to help Los Angeles come any closer to the Larry O'Brien Trophy than they got this season.
Vincent's contract for next season is fully guaranteed, so convincing another franchise to take him on as part of a trade this summer will be Rob Pelinka's best option at addressing this overpay.