Eldrin Masangkay

Esq. JD. @UCILaw 2020. @UCLA 2016. Bleeding purple and gold.

[Eldrin Masangkay @_eldrinm]

Lakers may have the most athletic summer league roster 😂 With Thiero, Carr, Kyle III, Okereke, and maybe Mañon.

[Dave McMenamin @mcten]

Former Syracuse center William Kyle III is signing with the Lakers on an Exhibit 10 deal, sources told ESPN. The 6-9, 230-pound big man averaged 8.4 points on 66.1% with 7.1 rebounds and 2.5 blocks per game in his senior season with the Orange

[Eldrin Masangkay @_eldrinm]

Veesaar is gonna get Austin Reaves’d!!

[Brett Siegel @BrettSiegelNBA]

SOURCE: Henri Veesaar's agency is guiding him to a certain team, and teams before them are willing to pass on him.

He has a promise later in the draft.

[Eldrin Masangkay @_eldrinm]

Veesaar still available 🤞

[Eldrin Masangkay @_eldrinm]

If the Lakers keep #25 tonight, here are some of my fave prospects to draft:

Cam Carr (but he’s probably already taken by then)
Joshua Jefferson
Isaiah Evans
Henri Veesaar
Jayden Quaintance
Dailyn Swain

[Eldrin Masangkay @_eldrinm]

@doubtingreport @jjust_boredd Because of the cap hold, the size of AR’s contract has no bearing on their ability to get Duren

[Eldrin Masangkay @_eldrinm]

Has there been a draft where Pelinka didn’t buy a second rounder? Also I feel like this will end up in the 40s after a couple more trades lol

[Shams Charania @ShamsCharania]

Sources: The Los Angeles Lakers are acquiring No. 56 from the Chicago Bulls in the second round of the NBA draft tonight at 8 pm ET on ESPN. Lakers sent cash to the Bulls to get a pick tonight.

[Eldrin Masangkay @_eldrinm]

Some people are mad about the numbers, but in reality it’s pretty good.

First year: Only $21 million Cap Hold.

2nd year: Not much of an issue because we’ll likely be over the cap regardless.

3rd/4th year - his contract is likely tradeable if it doesn’t work out.

[Bobby Marks @BobbyMarks42]

Austin Reaves projected numbers

2026-27: $41.3M

2027-28: $44.6M

2028-29: $47.9M

2029-30: $51.2M

[⭐️🚨 @HoodiiLuka]

Here’s where every major outlet had Cam Carr going in the latest mock drafts:

ESPN: 18
CBS: 15
NBADraft,net: 13
Bleacher Report: 15
NBA Draft Room: 14
Hoops HQ: 15
Yahoo: 20

To move up to 24 for cash and land Carr is an absolute STEAL.

[Eldrin Masangkay @_eldrinm]

Hell yeah!

[Eldrin Masangkay @_eldrinm]

If the Lakers keep #25 tonight, here are some of my fave prospects to draft:

Cam Carr (but he’s probably already taken by then)
Joshua Jefferson
Isaiah Evans
Henri Veesaar
Jayden Quaintance
Dailyn Swain

[Eldrin Masangkay @_eldrinm]

LAC - DJJ

[Eldrin Masangkay @_eldrinm]

Some B-List players the Lakers should consider today (before draft) from teams who need to free up some money:

PHX - Grayson Allen, Royce O’Neal
IND - Jarace Walker
OKC - Lu Dort
DAL - Gafford, PJ Washington
NOP - Trey Murphy 👀, Herb Jones, Saddiq Bey
SAC - Keegan Murray

[Eldrin Masangkay @_eldrinm]

If the Lakers keep #25 tonight, here are some of my fave prospects to draft:

Cam Carr (but he’s probably already taken by then)
Joshua Jefferson
Isaiah Evans
Henri Veesaar
Jayden Quaintance
Dailyn Swain

[Eldrin Masangkay @_eldrinm]

Now re-route Ware to the Lakers for more picks please 🙏🏼

[Shams Charania @ShamsCharania]

BLOCKBUSTER: The Milwaukee Bucks are trading franchise icon Giannis Antetokounmpo and Bobby Portis to the Miami Heat for Tyler Herro, Kel'el Ware, Jaime Jaquez Jr., Kasparas Jakucionis, 3 first-round picks (including No. 13), 1 pick swap and 1 second-rounder, sources tell ESPN.

[Eldrin Masangkay @_eldrinm]

@cartel_ozark @followAdamA @NYSoul2x @KeithSmithNBA There's no "max" for a cap hold. If the Lakers pay him the max, only $21 million will count against the cap this year, and the rest will be factored above the cap. That's why $51-52 million is the Lakers' projected cap space no matter how much AR signs.

[Eldrin Masangkay @_eldrinm]

@followAdamA @NYSoul2x @KeithSmithNBA This already factors in AR’s cap hold

[Eldrin Masangkay @_eldrinm]

This is pretty significant update giving the Lakers a large lead as first place in the cap space race.

[Keith Smith @KeithSmithNBA]

Updated 2026 cap space projections (factoring in the BKN-CHI-MIN trade):

1. Lakers: $52.1M
2. Nets: $36.1M
3. Bulls: $32.5M

(Lakers projection includes Reaves' cap hold and Ayton opt-in, but no other cap holds.)

[Eldrin Masangkay @_eldrinm]

I think the Nets still have a good amount of cap space to sign AR for example, but likely not enough for a full max.

[Eldrin Masangkay @_eldrinm]

This is some slight good news for the Lakers because both the Nets and the Bulls are two of the teams with cap space. So the more assets these two teams pick up, the better chances the Lakers have to go after some of the bigger free agents.

[Eldrin Masangkay @_eldrinm]

This is some slight good news for the Lakers because both the Nets and the Bulls are two of the teams with cap space. So the more assets these two teams pick up, the better chances the Lakers have to go after some of the bigger free agents.

[Shams Charania @ShamsCharania]

Just in: Minnesota is sending Julius Randle and the No. 28 pick in the NBA Draft to the Brooklyn Nets in a three-team trade that sends Nic Claxton to the Chicago Bulls, sources tell ESPN. The Timberwolves will acquire Brooklyn’s No. 33 pick for Randle and No. 28.

[Eldrin Masangkay @_eldrinm]

My W’s for the Lakers this offseason:

1. either Ware or Walker K.
2. either Watson or Wiggins
3. Waived players/buyout market

[Eldrin Masangkay @_eldrinm]

I may be in the minority who prefers Ware over Kessler, mostly for money/cap purposes.

[4 quarter Lakers @4QTLAL]

If we have no chance at getting Kessler and this is one of those traditional use Lakers name for leverage

Do you get involved and gamble on the versatility of Ware?

[Eldrin Masangkay @_eldrinm]

My guess is 4/165 with last year being a player option ($41 annually). It’ll be a declining contract starting at $45 and ending around $37-38.

[🎯 @AustinThreeves]

Full max is 5/241 which is 48 anually. Sweet spot to get it done sounds like 45.

You gotta do one but man thats fucking bad..