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LAKERS TRADE FOR JONES AND OLYNYK!Lakers get an elite wing defender in Herb Jones and a dynamic two-way power forward/small ball point center in Kelly Olynyk.Pelicans get $25M in expiring contracts plus two post-LeBron Lakers' first round draft pick swaps. Lakers could trade… pic.twitter.com/KL6D5TfPzs— LakerTom (@LakerTom) July 3, 2025
LAKERS TRADE FOR WIGGINS AND WARE!Lakers get elite two-way defensive starting small forward in Andrew Wiggins and young promising center to develop in Kel'el Ware, and get off Vanderbilt's contract.Heat get two dynamic young offensive players in Hachimura and Knecht, a… pic.twitter.com/UHluWq5kfZ— LakerTom (@LakerTom) July 3, 2025
LAKERS TRADE FOR MONK & ELLIS!I love this trade. Monk would solve our bench problems and Ellis could be the perfect point-of-attack guard to backup Reaves. No draft capital. Perfect trade! https://t.co/IwvKDeYY0j— LakerTom (@LakerTom) July 3, 2025
HOW LAKERS COMPLETE AN 'A+' OFFSEASON!
Lakers have 14 player on their roster.
The Lakers need to sign Al Horford to the $5.1M BAE and De'Anthony Melton to a minimum contract to bring them to 16 players.
The Lakers then need to trade 7 one-way players, including 5 with… https://t.co/7IzC3bHgZh pic.twitter.com/R4eZOcO5Nc
— LakerTom (@LakerTom) July 3, 2025
If I could get onboard with Matt Barnes I can get onboard with this. Not my first choice, by far, but it’s hard to argue with the potential.
If he can recapture the mojo he had in his contract year (and with a PO next one could envision him being motivated to get back into the double-digit earners) we might be onto something interesting.
Also, if we do bring in Horford, I will say he’s a great locker and room add. I have questions about durability and role, especially in the regular season. But his character and professionalism is beyond reproach.
I kinda wish we’d go younger but I guess Horford represents a “win now” mentality? I dunno.
Anyhow, glad to see the end of this is coming. Been a weird off-season.