Los Angeles Lakers

Lakers reporters Jacob Rude and Khobi Price say Los Angeles remains uninterested in trading for Mavericks forward P.J. Washington, largely because of the $88.8 million he's owed over four seasons. Washington was a Doncic teammate in Dallas, but that history hasn't moved the Lakers off their stance this offseason.

Heavy Sports' Adam Ahmed floated a trade sending Brook Lopez from the Clippers to the Lakers in exchange for Jaden Hardy and Washington's 2031 second-round pick, an idea also raised by Lakers insider Khobi Price.

A hypothetical four-team trade floated by Heavy would send Bronny James from the Lakers to the Sixers, reuniting him with his father's old team.

With Jonathan Kuminga signing with Minnesota instead, the Lakers are exploring options to fill their power forward and backup center needs, per Khobi Price of the California Post.

ClutchPoints' Brett Siegel reports Miami could target free agent guard Gabe Vincent for its final open roster spot, likely on a minimum deal.

Aaron Turner, who represents Jonathan Kuminga, said on FanDuel TV's 'Run It Back' that the Lakers, Bulls and Blazers all pursued his client, and that Portland's proposal carried a higher player option than the one-year, $12.1 million deal he took in Minnesota.

A proposed three-team deal has the Lakers landing Kel'el Ware and Vit Krejci, with Dalton Knecht going to Portland and Milwaukee collecting three second-round picks (a 2031 from Portland, plus 2031 and 2032 from Washington).

Three late-summer money moves are pitched, none of them reported as under discussion. One would send Josh Green from Minnesota to Memphis for D'Angelo Russell and Kris Murray, saving the Wolves just over $3 million so they can complete Jonathan Kuminga's two-year, $12.4 million deal.

Dan Favale of Bleacher Report lists Dereck Lively II among young players who could hit the trade block, pointing to his injury record, the final year of his rookie deal and a Dallas frontcourt now built around Cooper Flagg.

A straight swap sending Josh Green to the Lakers for Jarred Vanderbilt is the most common Green trade being built on HoopsMatic, per data cited alongside HoopsHype, with the Lakers appearing as his destination in 17.4% of them.