Lakers agree to new deal to bring back Max Christie as free agency starts off slowly

In previous years, it was customary for several already-agreed-to contracts to be revealed as soon as the NBA’s free agency officially started.

That wasn’t the case this year.

Many teams agreed to new deals with their free agents as part of a new league rule that organizations could start negotiating with upcoming free agents who finished the 2023–24 season on its roster the day after the NBA Finals ended on June 17. The Lakers were one of the teams who agreed on a new deal with one of their free agents.