[Irwin] “Sources say the Lakers have held trade talks with Portland about Grant, Brooklyn about Johnson and Dorian, Toronto about Brown and the Wizards about Kuzma — as well as other teams and other trade targets. To this point, though, those are the names most closely linked to the Lakers
by The_Living_L
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just give us draft capital please. definitely would not trade Bruce Brown for other role players. you just keep him at that point.
Would rui start for us at PF? Probably
I think Brown is the only expiring contract on that list. I wonder if that’s a plus or a minus for the Lakers. They might want someone who comes off the books after ’25-’26 to coincide with LeBron’s new contract. From that list only DFS fits the bill, if he picks up his player option next off-season—a big if.
At the end of the ’25-’26 season they’ll only have $77M committed ($92M if Reaves picks up his option).
Depending on how AD looks at that time, I think they’ll crave some cap flexibility at the end of LeBron’s tenure to target their next superstar to pair with him and build around.
I’ve always really liked Rui. If we’re settling on trading Bruce for a role player, I’d be really happy to have Rui.
Lakers expect to get your assets for their garbage. No thanks.