LOS ANGELES — The Lakers are working to sign guard JR Smith for the rest of the season, according to people familiar with the situation, which would reunite LeBron James with his former Cleveland teammate as the Lakers head to Florida for the resumption of the NBA season.

Smith, 34, will be added to replace Avery Bradley, who decided to not join the team in Florida because of family reasons. Once Bradley is officially listed as a player who opted out of the league’s resumption, the team can add Smith as a replacement player - no earlier than 9 a.m. on July 1.

In order to be able to join the team, replacement players must follow a protocol to ensure their ability to safely join a team at the secluded ESPN Wide World of Sports campus next month.

According to the league’s health and safety manual, any player signed to a contract after June 23 has to complete a questionnaire about his medical history, be examined by team doctors who will review whether or not he is at risk of complications because of COVID-19 and undergo COVID-19 testing that follows the same protocol the rest of the team had to follow. Lakers players were administered drive-up tests for both the virus and its antibodies on June 23.

Teams have until July 1 to finalize their rosters and travel party, which can include 35 people, for the league’s return to play.