Utah has waived Matt Murrell shortly after signing him. Murrell spent last season with the Salt Lake City Stars, appearing in 44 games with 20 starts and helping the club win the 2025 G League Winter Showcase. He played five years at Ole Miss, finishing fourth in school history in made threes and seventh in scoring.
Kevin Love is still an unrestricted free agent after spending last season with Utah, where he averaged 12.6 rebounds and 3.9 assists per 36 minutes off the bench. Bleacher Report's Grant Hughes floated the Lakers as a fit who could use a veteran exception to sign him.
Utah has signed forward Taylor Funk. He averaged 11.3 points, 4.4 rebounds and 2.1 assists in 41 games for the San Diego Clippers' G League affiliate last season. Funk also has G League experience with the Capital City Go-Go and the Maine Celtics in prior years.
The Lakers viewed Jalen Duren as a max-level fallback option in case their pursuit of Walker Kessler fell apart, according to Sam Amick of Sports Illustrated.
