Los Angeles Lakers · 6 updates
Quentin Grimes signed a four-year, $60 million deal with the Lakers this offseason, his first chance to pick his own team after stops in New York, Detroit, Dallas and Philadelphia.
+4Rob Pelinka told reporters the Lakers have 16 guaranteed contracts, one over the regular-season limit, and must resolve it by their Oct. 21 opener against Golden State. He said waiving a player is one option but a consolidation trade sending out two players for one is also under consideration.
+4A proposed deal would send Zion Williamson and Trendon Watford to Los Angeles for Quentin Grimes, Sandro Mamukelashvili, Jarred Vanderbilt and Jake LaRavia. A variant swaps in Bryce McGowens instead of Watford, letting the Lakers keep LaRavia.
+2Jovan Buha said on his Buha's Block show that Los Angeles remains interested in trading for a starting-caliber power forward, whether now or closer to the deadline.
Quentin Grimes signed a four-year, $60 million deal with the Lakers this summer, with a player option for 2029-30. He told ESPN LA the move made sense given his ties to Luka Doncic, coach JJ Redick and assistants he already knew.
Philadelphia has signed Quentin Grimes. No terms disclosed.
