Lakers shop Knecht, Vanderbilt as roster deadline nears

NBA insider Jake Fischer reports the Lakers are among several teams exploring trades before Monday's Oct. 19 roster deadline. Lakers insider Jovan Buha has previously reported Los Angeles has spent over a year trying to deal Dalton Knecht and Jarred Vanderbilt.

Neither Fischer nor Buha named specific players discussed in current talks, but Buha has pegged Knecht as the likeliest cut if no trade materializes. Los Angeles carries 16 standard contracts and must get to 15 before the season starts.

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