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Lakers insider Jovan Buha says OG Anunoby, Mikal Bridges or Josh Hart would make sense for Los Angeles if any shook loose from New York. Buha singles out Anunoby as the best fit alongside Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves.
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.
Coachella Valley, the Lakers' G League affiliate, acquired the returning player rights to guard Max Abmas and a 2027 second-round G League pick in a three-team deal with the Delaware Blue Coats and Rip City Remix. Los Angeles sent out the returning rights to forward Keylan Boone in the swap.
Portland claimed big man Micah Potter off waivers from Indiana in July, adding a non-guaranteed minimum deal to an already crowded frontcourt.
The Lakers have reacquired the returning player rights to center Cheikh Mbacke Diong for their G League affiliate, the Coachella Valley Lakers, per the NBA G League Transaction Portal.
Lakers insider Jovan Buha says Josh Hart, Mikal Bridges or OG Anunoby would each make sense for the Lakers if the Knicks ever moved on from one of them. Hart began his career in Los Angeles before being dealt in the Anthony Davis trade, and later won a title with New York.
Kris Murray could be among Memphis's camp cuts, with NBA insider Brett Siegel pointing to the wing as the likely odd man out behind GG Jackson and rookie Karim Lopez.
Reporter Jovan Buha says he would happily take a Lakers trade sending Dalton Knecht and Jarred Vanderbilt, or Knecht plus three second-round picks, to Dallas for PJ Washington or Daniel Gafford.
Karl-Anthony Towns said talks with New York on a new deal are not close, after reports put the sides apart on money with the Knicks reportedly offering four years and $200 million against his $272 million max.
An NBA executive tells Heavy's Sean Deveney there's real interest around the league in trading for Bronny James, though nobody is offering first-round picks. The Lakers are short on assets and would likely need to clear a roster spot, with Dalton Knecht still seen as the more probable cut.
