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 […]
Lakers Analysis
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 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. […]
Lakers Free Agency Planner: Stars vs. Role Players
“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 […]
A Lakers Salary Cap Space Primer
Free Agency is less than a week away and the Lakers salary cap situation has been a major discussion point for the entire league after trading for Anthony Davis. The amount of cap space, however, is not entirely clear at this point due to several extenuating factors. In a post-draft podcast, Zach Lowe said that […]
And Now, Lakers Fans, We Wait
It’s been quite a week for the Lakers. On June 15th, the Lakers agreed to a trade, in principle, with the Pelicans for Anthony Davis. Over the next several days, there were questions about some of the unknown details of the deal and a discussion of the downside of the trade due to the package […]
Rob Pelinka’s Pursuit of a Max Salary Slot Ongoing
Rob Pelinka and the Lakers may be chasing a max salary slot as hard as they chased a trade for Anthony Davis. In the aftermath of the trade for Anthony Davis, there was some hand-wringing about the reported details of the deal. While some of those focused on the draft compensation (and resulting downside) the […]
Dissecting the Downside of the Anthony Davis Trade
While we still have some unanswered questions about some key specifics of the Lakers trade for Anthony Davis, we do know who and what the Lakers sent to the Pelicans in the deal. On the player side, it’s Lonzo Ball, Brandon Ingram, and Josh Hart. That, alone, is a nice package of talent — a […]
Unanswered Questions in the wake of the Anthony Davis Trade
The Lakers will trade for Anthony Davis. Let it sink in and wash over you. It’s a wonderful feeling. Even if you’re going to miss the players the Lakers traded (like I will). Even if you think the draft compensation surrendered was too extensive (as I do). Davis is one of the top 10 (and […]
The Lakers and Pelicans Continue to talk Anthony Davis Trade
The Anthony Davis sweepstakes are open and the Pelicans are taking offers. We’ve actually known this for a few days, but according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the Lakers and Celtics are bidding against each other (this is important and we’ll get back to it later) and according to the New York Times’ Marc Stein, the […]