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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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
How serious are the Kyrie Irving to the Lakers rumors?
Photo by Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images The rumors are persistent when it comes to Kyrie Irving and the Lakers, but how serious are they? The rumors aren’t going away, so it’s probably time to discuss them more seriously. Kyrie Irving to the Lakers feels like a far-fetched possibility. But where there’s smoke, there is fire and there is a LOT of smoke when it comes to … [Read more...] about How serious are the Kyrie Irving to the Lakers rumors?
What the Lakers really mean when they talk about Russell Westbrook coming back
Photo by Marc Piasecki/WireImage The Lakers are leaving the door open for Russell Westbrook to return, but this time, they’re making sure that it’ll be on their terms. When the Lakers traded for Russell Westbrook last June, it was to position him next to LeBron James and Anthony Davis as the third member of a new Big 3. By all accounts, each member of the NBA’s newest … [Read more...] about What the Lakers really mean when they talk about Russell Westbrook coming back