JNav

“Friends can come and go, but banners hang forever.”

[JNav @jnavla]

Lakers will have to do something with Vanderbilt and Knecht. They are dead spots on the roster under JJ so no need to keep them around.

[JNav @jnavla]

If I’m the Lakers, looking at these options via trade:

Cam Johnson (DEN)
Royce O’Neale (CHA)
Lou Dort (OKC)
Saddiq Bey (NO)

Outside of that, not seeing a lot of realistic options with what we have to trade.

[JNav @jnavla]

Lakers don’t have a wing player nor a POA defensively.

Major issue.

[KENNY BEECHAM @KOT4Q]

Did Silver tell The Lakers that they had 30 minutes to get their entire off season done?

[JNav @jnavla]

Oh.

[Shams Charania @ShamsCharania]

Free agent Collin Sexton has agreed to a two-year, $19 million deal with the Los Angeles Lakers, sources tell ESPN.

[Yossi Gozlan @YossiGozlan]

Sandro Mamukelashvili will go into the Lakers cap space based on these terms.

They have $12.4 million remaining and then the $9.4 million room mid-level exception.

[JNav @jnavla]

@CanyonDriver He has. It’s the one thing he’s good at. 😂

[JNav @jnavla]

This is the issue with Pelinka.

I like Kessler but come the fuck on, you cannot mismanage draft assets like this.

#Lakers

[Bobby Marks @BobbyMarks42]

Impossible for the Jazz to turn down that offer

The Lakers entering FA had 5 first-round assets:

2028-swap- to Utah
2030-swap- to Utah
2031-first- to Utah
2032-first
2033- first- to Utah

They are now left with the ability to swap picks in 2032

[JNav @jnavla]

Luka / Reaves / Kessler = Tres Leches

[JNav @jnavla]

It looks to be about $32.5M/year for Kessler which is about right.

That means just under $20M left to spend on free agents, barring any other moves for guys like Knecht, Vandy, etc.

[Jake Fischer @JakeLFischer]

Walker Kessler, sources confirm, will be signed-and-traded from the Utah Jazz to the Los Angeles Lakers. Utah won’t be getting any players back in the deal, I’m told.

[JNav @jnavla]

@hmfaigen Am I reading this correctly that they just depleted all their draft assets?

[JNav @jnavla]

Alright so we got Kessler which is great but just got rid of our draft assets?

I’m reading that correctly?

[Shams Charania @ShamsCharania]

BREAKING: The Los Angeles Lakers are acquiring Walker Kessler from the Utah Jazz for unprotected first-round picks in 2031 and 2033 and first-round swaps in 2028 and 2030, sources tell ESPN. Kessler will sign a massive four-year, $130 million deal with the Lakers.

[JNav @jnavla]

Another center off the board.

Pelinka going all in with Kessler and Duren. Going for one of the best options on the market is not a bad thing but it’s so damn risky with the RFA tag.

[Shams Charania @ShamsCharania]

Free agent center Mitchell Robinson has agreed to a three-year, $47.4 million deal to sign with the Boston Celtics, with a player option in third season, sources tell ESPN. Robinson departs the Knicks after serving a key role on the historic championship team.

[JNav @jnavla]

The Lakers so far have no additions and lost Kennard and Smart, who both got team friendly contracts.

If Rui is gone next, this is a complete roster overhaul which I don’t think is on purpose, it’s negligence.

Pelinka needs to be fired into the sun.

[JNav @jnavla]

Lakers roster right now:

Doncic
Reaves
Vanderbilt
Carr
Ayton
LaRavia
Knecht
Thiero

So much work to do.

[JNav @jnavla]

Lakers likely go after Robinson, Gafford or even Turner at that point.

[Audel Del Toro @CantBeatAudel]

So if Pistons & Jazz both match Kessler & Duren offer sheets what’s Plan C? 😬

[JNav @jnavla]

I like Duren but Pelinka always has to make shit weird with players.

[Underdog NBA @UnderdogNBA]

Amick: Jalen Duren scheduled to meet with Lakers again on Wednesday.

Lakers told Duren on Tuesday that they view him as a max-salary player.

[JNav @jnavla]

Lakers are not off to a great start in free agency

[JNav @jnavla]

@_yngneil14 Utah is not matching whatever though.

[JNav @jnavla]

Honest question, how many other teams can offer Kessler that salary?

Brooklyn?

[Dan Woike @DanWoikeSports]

One of the teams with interest in Kessler, sources tell me, is the Los Angeles Lakers.

[JNav @jnavla]

Crazy how the basketball landscape in Los Angeles changed in less than 24 hours.