 After the 2003-04 NBA season, Divac became a free agent.He signed a deal to return to the Lakers, part of Mitch Kupchak's plan to overhaul Laker basketball.The Lakers, following a defeat in the NBA Finals, had traded away or released most of their players, including Shaquille O'Neal, Gary Payton, Karl Malone, Derek Fisher, and more; Divac was supposed to help fill that void.