The Los Angeles Lakers had a very quiet NBA trade deadline day, standing pat and never making any strikes.
It seems the Lakers will look to capitalize on the upcoming NBA buyout market, which might be headlined by the likes of Spencer Dinwiddie, Marcus Morris, Joe Harris and probably different veterans reminiscent of Kyle Lowry, Danilo
Gallinari and Davis Bertans.
In keeping with ESPN’s Dave McMenamin, the Lakers are at present the frontrunners to signal Dinwiddie, who was waived by the Toronto Raptors after being part of a commerce that despatched Dennis Schroder and Thaddeus Younger to the Brooklyn Nets.
“The Los Angeles Lakers are among the many entrance runners to signal
guard Spencer Dinwiddie when he clears waivers, sources inform ESPN,” McMenamin wrote on X. “The 30-year-old L.A. native averaged 12.6 factors and 6.0 assists for BKN this season.”
The Lakers additionally maintain a big benefit over different contenders reminiscent of Celtics, Bucks, Nuggets, Warriors, Clippers, Warmth and Suns, none of whom are allowed to sign players from the buyout market who had a pre-existing wage over the mid-level exception of $12.4M. As such, they may emerge because the favorites to land different veterans probably hitting the buyout market imminently.
Apart from the Lakers, the Sixers, Mavs, Knicks and Cavaliers are amongst different groups below the second tax apron that
may get busy within the buyout market.
