Just in: Free agent F/C Sandro Mamukelashvili has agreed to a four-year, $52 million deal to sign with Los Angeles Lakers, with a player option for the fourth season, sources tell ESPN. Big fully guaranteed deal for George Roussakis and Mark Bartelstein of @PrioritySports.
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.
Offseason intel from @thesteinline, @jakelfischer:
- Jazz are determined to match any offer sheet for Walker Kessler
- Kessler is presumed to be Lakers' top option
- Warriors are believed to have lined up an additional "move or two" to create financial flexibility if LeBron James wants to go to Golden State
- Quinten Post has interest from a few teams as an RFA
- Rockets have tried to offload Dorian Finney-Smith
- Spurs are only willing to offer 2-year deals to various FAs
- Pistons are looking for frontcourt help
as a long time @Lakers fan, I am fine with the team blowing everything up and starting with keeping Luka, AR and the rookie Cam, and Adou. Trade everybody else to build the team around Luka and AR!
the totality of the paul george / kawhi leonard era of the clippers:
2 total playoff runs past the first round
1 conference finals appearance
0 finals appearances
0 championships
What a run The King had in L.A. 👏
👑 8 seasons
👑 1 NBA championship
👑 Won his 4th Finals MVP
👑 Broke the all-time scoring record
👑 Played with his son Bronny, becoming the first father-son duo to play in the NBA together
(via @ShamsCharania)
I want to thank LeBron James and his super agent Rich Paul for taking a meeting with me back in 2018 when I was President of the Lakers and deciding to sign with us. He created a whole new era for the Lakers, including leading us to an NBA Championship in 2020 and all the milestones he surpassed in a Lakers jersey. I’ll always love and be grateful for him and wish him all the best in the next phase of his life, on and off the court!
BREAKING: The Memphis Grizzlies are trading two-time NBA All-Star Ja Morant to the Portland Trail Blazers for Jerami Grant and Kris Murray, sources tell ESPN.
Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green is declining his $27.7 million player option to become a free agent, sources tell ESPN. This move gives the Warriors flexibility to pursue LeBron James in free agency and Anthony Davis via trade to form a Big 4.