Porter's Brooklyn salary makes him a stretch trade fit for LA

Bleacher Report's Eric Pincus lists Michael Porter Jr. as an honorable-mention Lakers trade target, behind Julius Randle, PJ Washington, Derrick Jones Jr., De'Andre Hunter and Jarace Walker.

Pincus says Porter's $40.8 million salary makes him prohibitive under the Lakers' first-apron hard cap unless Los Angeles adds multiple players like Vanderbilt, LaRavia, Hardy and Knecht. He also names Orlando's Goga Bitadze, at $7.6 million, as a more attainable target to back up Walker Kessler.

$40.8MPorter Jr. BKN → LAL | Bitadze ORL → LAL

De'Andre Hunter Derrick Jones Jr.Goga Bitadze Jarace Walker Julius Randle Michael Porter Jr.P.J. Washington

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