Lu Dort, traded to the Hawks after seven seasons in Oklahoma City, told Clemente Almanza he called close friend Nickeil Alexander-Walker as soon as he heard the news.
Sean Deveney has reported the Lakers have shopped Jarred Vanderbilt and Dalton Knecht without finding a taker, while Jaden Hardy is simply someone the team wants off the roster. Jake LaRavia's modest expiring $6 million deal is seen as the easiest of the four to move, given the Lakers' roster crunch above the limit.
A hypothetical trade floated would send Miles McBride to the Hornets for center Moussa Diabaté, with no indication the two sides have actually discussed it.
A trade proposal from Heavy would send Derrick White to Detroit for Duncan Robinson, Ron Holland II and a 2031 first-round pick, with Boston also getting 2028 and 2030 second-rounders in one version.
Sean Deveney reports the Lakers tried to use Jaden Hardy as a piece in a Jonathan Kuminga sign-and-trade with Atlanta, and now that deal has fallen through, they simply want to move on from him.
Heavy Sports' Adam Ahmed floated a trade sending Brook Lopez from the Clippers to the Lakers in exchange for Jaden Hardy and Washington's 2031 second-round pick, an idea also raised by Lakers insider Khobi Price.
With Jonathan Kuminga off the board in Minnesota, Lakers reporter Jacob Rude says a trade is now more likely than a free-agent signing, though roster spots around the league are scarce.
Lakers reporters Jacob Rude and Khobi Price say Los Angeles remains uninterested in trading for Mavericks forward P.J. Washington, largely because of the $88.8 million he's owed over four seasons. Washington was a Doncic teammate in Dallas, but that history hasn't moved the Lakers off their stance this offseason.
Bleacher Report's Greg Swartz names Scoot Henderson a sneaky trade candidate, citing Portland's crowded backcourt with Ja Morant, Damian Lillard and Jrue Holiday ahead of him plus Shaedon Sharpe needing minutes.
A trade idea floated by Heavy would send Dalton Knecht from the Lakers to Toronto for Jamison Battle's expiring $2.3M salary and a 2029 second-round pick.
James L. Edwards III of The Athletic flagged Miles McBride as New York's most likely trade candidate before the 2027 deadline if the sides can't agree on an extension, given McBride enters the final year of his deal at roughly $4 million and could command a raise the Knicks may struggle to fit under the second apron.
With Jonathan Kuminga signing with Minnesota instead, the Lakers are exploring options to fill their power forward and backup center needs, per Khobi Price of the California Post.
The NBA's cap-circumvention probe into Kawhi Leonard and the Clippers has resolved without voiding his contract, and ESPN's Shams Charania reports nothing now blocks his earlier-agreed trade back to Toronto. Leonard told Charania he wants a clean slate with the Raptors.
ESPN's Summer Forecast panel picked the next superstar likely to request a trade, and James Harden drew the fifth-most votes behind Anthony Davis, Kyrie Irving, Kevin Durant, Zion Williamson and Jaylen Brown.
Minnesota has agreed to send Josh Green and cash to Utah for Cody Williams and John Konchar, according to ESPN sources and Shams Charania, a swap of wing depth that also helps the Timberwolves duck a projected second-apron overage.
A trade pitch would send Mikal Bridges to Dallas in exchange for Daniel Gafford and Caleb Martin, addressing New York's center void after Mitchell Robinson left for Boston.
+2A hypothetical three-team deal would send Kyrie Irving from Dallas to Boston, with the Mavericks taking back Jimmy Butler, Baylor Scheierman and first-rounders in 2028 (via Golden State), 2031 and 2033 (via Boston). Golden State would land Derrick White and P.J. Washington in the same idea.
A rundown of stars unlikely to move before the season but plausible in February: Jimmy Butler on an expiring $57 million deal in Golden State as he rehabs a torn ACL, Anthony Davis in Washington after both sides agreed to postpone extension talks, Kyrie Irving with two years and $82 million left in Dallas, and Zion Williamson needing a second healthy season to draw calls.
+3A four-team proposal would sign-and-trade Jalen Duren to Charlotte on a four-year, $160 million deal, with Detroit taking back Myles Turner and Cameron Johnson. Milwaukee would collect Ron Holland II, Duncan Robinson and a 2033 first via the Suns, while Denver picks up Grayson Allen.
+5Bleacher Report's Zach Buckley floated a three-team deal sending Kyrie Irving and Naji Marshall from Dallas to Detroit for Ron Holland II, Daniss Jenkins, Duncan Robinson, a 2028 first-rounder and two future seconds.
