Los Angeles Lakers · 53 updates
+2Sports Illustrated's Sameer Kumar suggested Brooklyn could look to move Julius Randle to trim salary. Bleacher Report's Eric Pincus separately named Randle the Lakers' top trade target, suggesting a package built around Jake LaRavia, Jaden Hardy, Dalton Knecht and Jarred Vanderbilt.
The Lakers need to shed one roster spot before mid-October, and Lakers insider Khobi Price says a 2-for-1 trade involving two of Jaden Hardy, Dalton Knecht and Jarred Vanderbilt is their likeliest path.
The Lakers must shed one roster spot before camp, with Dalton Knecht, Jaden Hardy and Bronny James the names in play. Lakers Nation's Trevor Lane argues Knecht should go, saying James outplayed him last season and comes cheaper, and would keep Hardy too, citing his $6 million expiring deal and team option upside.
The Lakers sit at 16 guaranteed contracts, one over the league's regular-season limit, after signing Matisse Thybulle in late July. Jaden Hardy, Dalton Knecht and Jarred Vanderbilt are seen as the likeliest players to be moved or waived before camp.
A trade concept built with FanSpo's tools would send Dalton Knecht and three second-round picks from Los Angeles to Milwaukee for Jaime Jaquez Jr. The deal became possible this month once Jaquez's aggregation restriction from the Giannis Antetokounmpo trade expired.
+4A proposed three-team trade would send Nic Claxton from Chicago to the Lakers as insurance behind Walker Kessler, alongside Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves.
Bleacher Report's Jake Fischer reports the Lakers are shopping Jarred Vanderbilt and Dalton Knecht as they sit at 16 contracts, one over the limit.
A proposed deal would send Aaron Nesmith to Los Angeles in exchange for Jarred Vanderbilt, Dalton Knecht and the Lakers' 2032 first-round pick swap. The pitch frames Nesmith as a two-way wing who could start and defend around Luka Doncic after his run to the 2025 Finals with Indiana.
A trade idea floated around the league would send Myles Turner from Milwaukee to the Lakers for Jarred Vanderbilt, Dalton Knecht and either Jaden Hardy or Jake LaRavia, depending on the outlet.
A proposed deal would send New Orleans forward Herbert Jones and Croatian big man Karlo Matkovic to Los Angeles for Dalton Knecht and Jaden Hardy. The Lakers would use a trade exception and a non-taxpayer midlevel slot to absorb the incoming salaries, meaning New Orleans avoids adding payroll.
