RUI & GABE FOR THYBULLE & WILLIAMS!I've always loved the idea of pairing De'Andre Ayton with Robert Williams III. I could even see a rotation where Ayton started and ate up 30 mpg while Williams closed halves and games and played 18 mpg.Ayton is a minutes eater while Williams… pic.twitter.com/7YFPkU0NMc— LakerTom (@LakerTom) July 12, 2025
Trading the best player by far. I’d rather see us shoring up the guard spots.
I think right now everyone is waiting on the Bradley Beal situation. I expect Beal will go to the Warriors. They have a full 14 mil MLE available. That actually impacts the Lakers because the Warriors were seen as the major competition for DeAnthony Melton because they had more money. If they spend it on Beal, that could open the door for the Lakers to land Melton.