Source - Lakers retain Rui Hachimura, add Gabe Vincent, others - ESPN

The Los Angeles Lakers have reached an agreement with restricted free agent Rui Hachimura on a three-year, $51 million deal, sources told ESPN's Dave McMenamin on Friday.

The Lakers also agreed with guard Gabe Vincent on a three-year, $33 million contract, a source said.

Hachimura, 25, was a restricted free agent. His return aligns with Lakers vice president of basketball operations and general manager Rob Pelinka's stated intention at the start of the offseason to «keep our core of young guys together» as the franchise pieces together its roster for 2023-24 and beyond.

Hachimura's acquisition in late January was a precursor to a flurry of activity by the Lakers front office at the trade deadline. L.A. traded Kendrick Nunn, on an expiring contract, and three future second-round picks to land the 6-foot-8 forward.

After receiving a DNP from coach Darvin Ham in a loss to the Chicago Bulls on March 26, Hachimura was plugged back into the rotation and helped L.A. win six of its final seven games in the regular season to secure a play-in tournament spot.

He saved his best for the postseason, scoring 12 points in the play-in win over Minnesota to get L.A. into the playoffs and then starting off the Lakers' run to the conference finals with 29 points in their Game 1 win against Memphis in the first round.

Hachimura showed flashes of the skills that made him the No. 9 pick in the 2019 draft out of Gonzaga in 16 playoff games. He averaged 12.2 points on 55.7% shooting (48.7% from 3) and 3.6 rebounds — an uptick from 9.6 points on 48.5% shooting (29.6% from 3) in 33 regular-season games with the Lakers. His 52% shooting on jump shots in the playoffs ranked No. 1 in the NBA among players with at least 35 attempts, per Second