“What should the Lakers free agency plan be?” is a question I pondered long before the team traded for Anthony Davis, and even more since that trade put the team into a fluid salary cap situation that could see their cap space fluctuate by more than $9 million. The summer of 2019 has long been […]
Free Agents
Lakers Rumors: Tyson Chandler to Sign with Lakers after Buyout
When the Lakers constructed the roster they did, they knew they were creating a wing heavy team; a team whose strengths would be playmaking, passing, and versatility. They knew they were going to be big man deficient, but likely believed going small, playing a swarming and active defense, and playing fast would compensate for their […]
The Summer of the Lakers’ Mad Genius
The front office of the Los Angeles Lakers did exactly one thing this summer that played to conventional wisdom—they signed LeBron James. After that, the wheels of the free-agency bus seemed to go bumpity-bump, all through the league. But what if all this turns out to be the kind of mad genius that is so […]
Lakers Sign Travis Wear to 2-Way Contract
The Lakers have added another player in free agency and, like some of the prior ones, it should be a name you recognize. Though for slightly different reasons: Free agent forward Travis Wear has agreed to a two-way contract with the Lakers, league sources tell ESPN. He played 17 games with Lakers last season. — […]
Lakers Sign Berry, Williams, and Carroll to Contracts
In case you missed it in the wake of the team signing Michael Beasley — and no one would blame you if you did — the Lakers agreed to contracts with three players in the last several days. All three played on the championship runner up summer squad — Joel Berry II, Johnathan Williams, and […]
Report: Lakers to Sign Michael Beasley in Free Agency
You thought the Lakers were done chasing free agents? You thought reports of Carmelo Anthony having heart eyes for Houston was going to stop the Lakers from still making their own splash? You thought this current Lakers roster with LeBron(!!!), Rondo, Lance Stephenson, and JaVale McGee couldn’t get any more weird? Wrong. For real. Super […]
Kawhi Leonard Traded to Raptors, not the Lakers
I woke up to a #wojbomb. Kawhi Leonard has been traded. Not to the Lakers, but to our friends in the north, the Raptors. Our neighbors in Toronto got a good one, but gave up a good one in the process. The full deal: San Antonio has agreed to trade Kawhi Leonard and Danny Green […]
Lakers Sign Free Agents and Draft Picks, Bye-Bye Cap Space
Excuse me while the salary cap and roster construction nerd in me takes a few paragraphs up in this space… The Lakers free agents and draft picks are now signed. If you follow the team through any of their various social media platforms, you’ve seen the pictures. LeBron. KCP. Moe Wagner. Rajon Rondo. Isaac Bonga. […]
Lakers Center Rotation will be Tested with Brook Lopez now a Buck
The Lakers flurry of free agent signings has ground to a halt. After the moves made a week ago to renounce Julius Randle and sign Rajon Rondo, the front office has seemingly put their phones on airplane mode while hoarding their remaining $5.5 million in cap space and clinging to their two final roster spots […]
Star Hunting and the Lakers Salary Cap
With Lebron so quickly in the fold, we know that Magic and Pelinka will now aggressively (but opportunistically) pursue other available stars in their quest to build an enduring dynasty around Lebron. The Kawhi saga endures, and every day we hear rumblings that another possible option may materialize – Butler, Lillard, Kemba, Wall, McCollum, a […]