The Lakers are a scorching matter as free company begins, so we’ve got assembled all the primary rumors and speaking factors. Right here’s every part you’ll want to know:
KLAY THOMPSON
There was loads of buzz round Klay Thompson doubtlessly becoming a member of the Lakers, particularly since ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported that LeBron James picked up the telephone to recruit him the minute free company started.
“I’m advised LeBron James referred to as Klay Thompson proper when free company opened at 6 p.m. ET, reached out and talked to Klay Thompson,” Wojnarowski mentioned on SportsCenter on Sunday. “The expectation that I’ve proper now could be these conversations, this negotiation will go into tomorrow. There in all probability won’t be a decision tonight.”
Woj added that the Lakers, Clippers and Mavericks have been “working to be concerned on this”.
If LA can supply Thompson an quantity he’s pleased with, it figures to be an particularly interesting possibility for him. The four-time champ grew up in LA and his father Mychal Thompson performed for the purple and gold.
The potential transfer would additionally permit Klay to proceed having fun with the California way of life that he appears to relish a lot, a minimum of based on his social media exercise.
D’ANGELO RUSSELL TRADE
D’Angelo Russell opting into his contract offers the Lakers a useful commerce chip, and based on The Athletic’s Jovan Buha, they’ll be wanting to make use of it.
“I’ve been advised the Lakers are going to be aggressive in pursuing potential trades for [D’Angelo Russell],” Buha reported.
It stays to be seen which groups LA is partaking (or hoping to have interaction) in commerce talks round Russell.
POTENTIAL WING ADDITIONS
The Lakers are in search of wing gamers and will search to land one in a possible D’Angelo Russell commerce, based on Jovan Buha.
“There are good choices doubtlessly on the market,” Buha reported. “Wings comparable to Portland’s Jerami Grant, former Lakers participant Kyle Kuzma and the Nets’ duo of Dorian Finney-Smith and Cam Johnson are anticipated to be accessible on the commerce market, based on league sources.”
It’s price noting that these gamers aren’t particularly linked to the Lakers, however are merely some potential candidates attributable to their seemingly availability and positional match.
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