jteagle said:So if the lakers sign another max player how do they fill the remainder of the roster? Will Lebron, AD, Kuzma and another max player with no real depth be able to win a championship?. . . said:Quote:
The Lakers are trading Mo Wagner, Isaac Bonga and Jemerrio Jones to Wizards as part of the Anthony Davis deal with New Orleans, league sources tell @ZachLowe_NBA and me. Deal clears contracts and creates more cap space for free agency.
Anthony Davis is waiving his $4M trade kicker, league sources tell ESPN.
The Lakers will start free agency with $32M in salary cap space. The Lakers have the ability to sign a max player now.
Marc Stein said:
The Orlando Magic are preparing a four-year offer believed to be in excess of $90 million to their All-Star center Nikola Vucevic in hopes of completing a deal shortly after Sunday's opening bell in free agency, league sources say
Marc Stein said:
Things change fast in this league: With free agency a day and change away, it's the Lakers who have convinced Las Vegas -- and an increasing number of league insiders -- that they are LA's true threat to limiting Kawhi Leonard's Raptors career to a single season. Not the Clippers
How high is the bar for the Clippers now? They might not only have to beat out Toronto they might have to convince Kevin Durant to choose the Clippers to then convince Kawhi to choose the Clippers over the Lakers. League sources insist that the Laker threat is that significant
The next week is going to absolutely fascinating on the Kawhi front alone. The Clippers have to beat out the newly minted champions and the lords of Los Angeles. The Lakers, meanwhile, firmly believe they've got Toronto (and anyone else) beat in the Kawhi Sweepstakes.
M.C. Swag said:
That is pretty telling. Definitely means they aren't getting 2 Max FAs (outside of DLo)
Shams Charania said:
Sources: Klay Thompson and the Golden State Warriors plan to reach agreement on a five-year, $190M maximum contract, with the Warriors sending a front-office contingent to Los Angeles to visit Thompson within the next day.
The Warriors always planned to give Thompson the type of contract he wanted and the franchise made this a priority entering June 30 free agency. Splash Brothers stay in the Bay.
Marc Stein said:
The Pelicans are indeed interested in Al Horford, according to one league source with knowledge of the situation, but have feared heading into free agency that they would be outbid for him
Chris Mannix said:
Sacramento is a team seen around the league as a strong threat to make Horford a big offer early. Horford fits the Kings needs on the floor and would add valued leadership to a young locker room.
