Best available targets for the Lakers, per @BenCooperNBA
Free agency:
Jonathan Kuminga
Rui Hachimura
Ziaire Williams
Matisse Thybulle
Nick Richards
Trade targets
PJ Washington
Derrick Jones Jr
Saddiq Bey
Isaac Okoro
The Ayton trade just opened up $2M for the Lakers but they’d still need to free up more cap space to sign a guy like Kuminga.
LAL could make a salary dump trade with their second-round picks + a combination of Vanderbilt, LaRavia, and Knecht to another team.
They can also waive and stretch Vando’s contract which would create an additional $7 million in cap space.
The Ayton trade just opened up $2M for the Lakers but they’d still need to free up more cap space to sign a guy like Kuminga.
LAL could make a salary dump trade with their second-round picks + a combination of Vanderbilt, LaRavia, and Knecht to another team.
They can also waive and stretch Vando’s contract which would create an additional $7 million in cap space.
The Lakers can create about $7 million in cap space if they waive and stretch Vando’s contract. That would give them the flexibility to make an offer for Jonathan Kuminga.
LAL already had legitimate interest in Kuminga earlier this year. If Rob can somehow pull this off, he’d be the perfect final piece.
Luka is reportedly “excited” about the Laker signings so far, per @DanWoikeSports 👀
“The team addressed his biggest desires for the roster by keeping Austin Reaves and getting an elite rim-protecting center in Kessler.
LeBron chose to leave the Lakers in part because of a disconnect between himself and the organization that started after the failed Westbrook experiment.
The relationship was never fully repaired, per ESPN.
It is now being reported that Jonathan Kuminga is receiving "significant consideration” by the Lakers, per @DanWoikeSports
This is no longer just an idea 👀
The Lakers can create about $7 million in cap space if they waive and stretch Vando’s contract. That would give them the flexibility to make an offer for Jonathan Kuminga.
LAL already had legitimate interest in Kuminga earlier this year. If Rob can somehow pull this off, he’d be the perfect final piece.