After crunching the numbers, ESPN’s Bobby Marks says (via Twitter) the most the Lakers can offer free agent wing Kentavious Caldwell-Pope for 2020/21 is about $12MM. That would give the team just enough money to fill out the roster with players on minimum-salary contracts and remain under the hard cap of $138.93MM.
The Lakers’ other free agent options are somewhat limited now that they’ve committed their full mid-level exception to Montrezl Harrell and their bi-annual exception to Wesley Matthews. However, a sign-and-trade remains an option for Los Angeles – since the team already hard-capped – if enough salary can be sent out.
Here’s more from around the Pacific:
- After ESPN’s Jonathan Givony suggested on Zach Lowe’s Lowe Post podcast that Tyrese Haliburton‘s camp may have had a hand in orchestrating his draft-day slide to the Kings at No. 12, Haliburton was asked about that possibility and neither confirmed nor denied it, writes Jason Anderson of The Sacramento Bee. “I don’t know about all the behind-the-scenes stuff that really goes on,” Haliburton said. “But I do know that Sacramento was a perfect place for me and somewhere that we really looked at and thought it would be a perfect fit, somewhere where we felt I would have an opportunity right away.”
- Suns officials confirmed to Duane Rankin of The Arizona Republic that the organization is enacting furloughs on some employees and pay cuts for many others. Sources tell Rankin that more than 30 employees have been furloughed due to the financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic, while remaining employees within all departments are taking 20% pay cuts.
- In a pair of articles for The Athletic, Anthony Slater examined what’s next for the Warriors in the wake of Klay Thompson‘s second consecutive season-ending injury and explored how James Wiseman can help the team right away.
- The Clippers will have a new advertisement patch on their jersey for 2020/21, announcing in a press release that they’ve reached a deal with L.A.-based technology company Honey.
Wiseman will be rookie of the year. Most talented player in the draft. Watch him be the big man that the warriors never had.
Just saw Warriors get a $9.3M medical exception for Klay and they still have their $5.7M mid-level exception so they will still be adding pieces.
I like the hypothetical but in actuality he is at best hassan whiteside/ bam adebayo. Has tools to be a good to great rim protector lacks outside shooting and anything 12 feet from rim. Don’t see him as the next embiid, Anthony Davis or demarcus cousins and maybe not as good as ayton.
Those are all future HOF players so no way you can put him in their league until he plays. With the team around him he could easily be a 20/10 center. He will be getting easy baskets around the rim. With his youth and basketball intelligence he should be a rookie of the year candidate.
Harrell unhappy about special treatment that PG and KL got. Arguments with PG….he is a locker room cancer. Clippers have issues….not good. Fakers just picked their pocket.
You are probably correct when 2 out of 3 free agents got out of there fast. Clippers have a lot of internal problems that was not fixed bringing in a new coach.
Or maybe harrell wanted to play for the real LA team..you don’t win rings when your two star players are divas.. leaders lead and that is why lakers win rings
Harrell does see Lakers as a more stable team than the clippers. To many teams in the west are getting better while the clippers is not getting better.
Can’t believe Harrell walked. Hate to say but this is same old Clippers. Can’t believe losing to a good Denver team, even though they should have won. Is about to take them down. I get next yr he can get a big contract. But he could of got one now. If anyone should spend money on Harrell it’s Clippers. This is stunning to me. Don’t see how they regroup from this. It’s like saying we need to break team up. All they needed was a playmaking PG. You replace Rondo for Beverley. And it’s still a contender. I know easier said than done. I read a story about an unanimous agent. Saying the Clippers were about to clean house. This moves makes think it could be true.
On the other hand. This is great move for Lakers. Not only does it make them better. It gives AD a reason to want to stay. Harrell does the dirty work. AD can flourish. Can’t believe they pulled it off. With Bron AD and Harrell. They can play best small ball Big team better than anyone. Mix wise it’s freakin scary. You gotta admit. Say what you want about Bron. But players believe in him. They should too cause he’s all about team and winning. YUUuuuuuuuugggge
I think the lakers are in talks of a sign and trade for Bogdan for kcp, kuzma and potentially mcgee if they expand trade to include Bjelica.
Think thompson is also a possibility if he takes pay cut like Montrezl did.
Think lakers roll with
Caruso
Bogdan
Lebron
Ad
Thompson
Schroder
Mathews
Talon tucker
Dudley
Montrez
Bjelica
Could other vets but this would be one of the best all around teams in league.
They don’t have the cap space for Thompson.
“In a pair of articles for The Athletic, Anthony Slater examined what’s next for the Warriors in the wake of Klay Thompson‘s second consecutive season-ending injury and explored how James Wiseman can help the team right away.”
Luke, if you don’t tell us what these Athletic articles say, in essence, then you are advertising for them. I don’t want to pay the Athletic for their content. So why mention these articles if you can’t quote them or at least summarize them? Will they revoke your account?