Guard Kendrick Nunn. Sam Navarro-USA TODAY Sports

PG Kendrick Nunn joining Lakers on two-year, $10 million deal

By Zac Wassink | Last updated Aug 3, 2021 6:53 PM ET

Point guard Kendrick Nunn was allowed to hit free agency after the Miami Heat pulled their qualifying offer on the 26-year-old.

Nunn didn't have to think about his future for long.

ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reported Tuesday that Nunn has agreed to join the Los Angeles Lakers via a two-year contract worth $10 million. Wojnarowski added that Nunn gave the Lakers a discount so that he can pursue winning a championship alongside LeBron James and Anthony Davis:

Free agent guard Kendrick Nunn has agreed to a two-year deal with the Los Angeles Lakers, source tells ESPN. Deal includes a player option. Nunn turned down significantly more money to chase a title with the Lakers.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) August 3, 2021

The Nunn news dropped hours after Wojnarowski (h/t Dave McMenamin) reported that both Carmelo Anthony and Malik Monk were signing with the Lakers.

Nunn averaged 14.6 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game with the Heat during the 2020-21 season and now joins a contender that's been quite busy since the start of free agency. As Shaun Powell noted for the NBA's website, the Lakers have also added Russell Westbrook, Trevor Ariza, Dwight Howard, and Wayne Ellington.

Carmelo Anthony — 37 years old
LeBron James – 36 years old
Trevor Ariza – 36 years old
Marc Gasol – 36 years old
Dwight Howard – 35 years old (turning 36 Dec. 8)
Wayne Ellington – 33 years old
Kent Bazemore – 32 years old
Russell Westbrook — 32 years old
— Arash Markazi (@ArashMarkazi) August 3, 2021

Zac Wassink

Zac Wassink is a longtime sports news writer and PFWA member who began his career in 2006 and has had his work featured on Yardbarker, MSN, Yahoo Sports and Bleacher Report. He is also a football and futbol aficionado who is probably yelling about Tottenham Hotspur at the moment and who chanted for Matt Harvey to start the ninth inning of Game 5 of the 2015 World Series at Citi Field. You can find him on X at @ZacWassink

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