Turns out Kawhi Leonard wasn’t agonizing over his decision after all. No, he was working back channels with Paul George while making it clear to the Clippers he wanted to team up with the Palmdale, CA native on their team. The Clippers, seemingly understanding this was the time to strike and secure Leonard gave up […]
Waiting is Hard
My first daughter was born about a week late. It’s something that I barely remember now, nearly 8 years later. Now that we’ve seen her grow up and become this wonderful little human being who is smart and curious and great at school and…I could go on and on. In the lead up to and […]
Lakers to Sign Free Agent Jared Dudley
The Lakers have been quiet in free agency to this point, only signing Troy Daniels as they wait on a decision from Kawhi Leonard. This strategy has seen many of the league’s free agents inked to contracts, leaving a depleted market for them to fill out their roster. The Lakers, then, did well to sign […]
Who’s Left on the Lakers Free Agent Targets List?
While the Lakers (and Clippers and Raptors) have been waiting on Kawhi Leonard to make a decision on where he’ll play basketball next season, the free agent market has moved quickly and decisively. Nearly 40% of the league was slated to be a free agent this summer and it fees like 90% are already signed […]
Report: Lakers to sign Troy Daniels to Free Agent Contract
While the Lakers wait on Kawhi Leonard to make his free agency decision, the team made their first signing by inking journeyman shooter Troy Daniels: Daniels $2.1 million salary is the veteran’s minimum for a player with 7 years of experience, which he will have next season. Daniels is a pure shooter, through and through. […]
Lakers are Waiting on Kawhi Leonard, for Better or for Worse
The first day of free agency came on like a tsunami, with nearly many of the best available players, including many who were said to interest the Lakers, snatched up into cap space. Those who were not signed outright by teams, were part of sign and trade transactions. The final tally of players now off […]
Lakers Free Agent Targets Go Beyond Kawhi Leonard, as they Should
On Friday and now, into Saturday, reports have shifted towards Kawhi Leonard showing more interest in the Lakers than previously expected. No one can know for sure if this interest is real or simply the normal ramping up of the rumor mill as free agency approaches, but odds makers in Las Vegas are reacting in […]
The Ideal Lakers Free Agency
The Lakers have maneuvered themselves to a position that makes them a formidable free agent destination. They went from a team of LeBron James and talented, high ceiling young players to a team with LeBron and Anthony Davis but not a max cap slot to a team with a LeBron and Davis and $32 million […]
Lakers Open Additional Cap Space, Trade Wagner, Bonga, and Jones to Wizards
The Lakers have done what we knew was possible, but were never quite sure they’d actually execute: they opened up more salary cap space by trading Moe Wagner, Isaac Bonga, and Jemerrio Jones. Those players will be members of the Washington Wizards, per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski: What was the sweetner the Lakers had to include […]
Lakers Free Agency Targets by Tiers
We’ve told you how much salary cap space the Lakers will have to spend in free agency. We also broke down the different approaches the team could take — either chasing stars or building up depth via higher quality role players. The only thing left to do, then, is spend some of the team’s money. […]