The Los Angeles Lakers are the only known team planning a pursuit of Kyrie Irving via sign-and-trade, sources tell Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. The Brooklyn Nets, however, are not believed to have interest in any of the packages made available by the Lakers. The Lakers could conceivably bring in a third team to help build a package that satisfies Brooklyn, who risk losing Irving … [Read more...] about Lakers Believed To Be Only Team Pursuing Kyrie Irving Sign-And-Trade
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Sam Amick: Is the relationship between Irving and the Nets too far gone at this point, or is this just a case of tough negotiations? How does Durant see the Nets organization at the moment, not only in regards to the Irving situation but the James Harden mess that came before it as well? As for the Knicks, Alex, I’m also told from folks who would know that the (Brunson-focused) … [Read more...] about
Irving reportedly has six teams on his radar: the Lakers, Clippers, Knicks, Heat, 76ers and Mavericks. A Durant and Westbrook reunion in Brooklyn remains unlikely, according to a source. The Knicks, Mavericks and Heat are the teams that have the biggest capacity to pull off a deal for Irving, but the Knicks and Mavericks appear to be in a bidding war over free agent guard Jalen … [Read more...] about
Path To Buyout Materializing For Rockets’ John Wall
The Rockets may soon have a route for buying out pricey point guard John Wall, Marc Stein writes in his newest Substack report. Wall picked up his $47.4MM player option for the 2022/23 season last week and the expectation is that the Rockets will once again peruse the trade market in search of a new home for the veteran. Assuming Houston can’t find a taker for the final year of … [Read more...] about Path To Buyout Materializing For Rockets’ John Wall
Lakers reportedly interested in John Wall if bought out by Rockets
Photo by Cato Cataldo/NBAE via Getty Images The Lakers’ love of non-shooting point guards appears to be continuing as they are reportedly interested in John Wall, should be be bought out. Everyone has a type, and the Lakers are no different. Some would think that the ideal type of point guard to put around LeBron James would be a shooter, The Lakers, though, have an … [Read more...] about Lakers reportedly interested in John Wall if bought out by Rockets