He was a starter for Coach Ham last year, and now is eligible for an extension

A couple of days ago, the Lakers announced the official signing of the 14th roster spot, the big man Christian Wood, The team is set and ready to go at training camp.

But today, the front office has to face another situation, one that shouldn't be a problem with the cap space they were able to manage thanks to the great work pulled off early in the offseason by GM Rob Pelinka.

Starting today, the Lakers forward Jarred Vanderbilt is eligible for a contract extension, an extension worth up to 4 years and $71 million according to reports by ESPN's Dave McMenamin.

With Vanderbilt set to have a coming-off-the-bench role, the Lakers could go under the max, something between the $33 to 35 million for a year type of deal, essentially the Full MLE.

Jarred Vanderbilt now will have a coming-off-the-bench role to Rui Hachimura

The Lakers head coach Darvin Ham now has Rui Hachimura as his wing starter and Jarred Vanderbilt, who was the starter in the previous season will now have a coming off the bench, at least, that's the plan at the moment but things could change at training camp.