Mychal Thompson, the former Gophers basketball star who has served as the Timberwolves television analyst the past two seasons, has been offered the job as the Los Angeles Lakers radio analyst.

Thompson will meet with Lakers officials in the next few days to discuss the situation. "I just want to see what they are talking about," said Thompson, a former Laker. "You have to leave your options open. A smart man never closes his options."

The Lakers have yet to present Thompson with a financial offer, but the contract would be for three years. He has worked with one-year deals both of his seasons in Minnesota, but said he had no problem with that.

The Lakers opening was created because the team is going away from a simulcast and will have separate television and radio teams next season. The job appeals to Thompson because his family lives in Portland year-round and he would be able to see them more often if he spent the season based in L.A. instead of Minneapolis.