Lakers could be betting that as teams seek a chance at Webanyama in the draft, the market for a Westbrook trade could improve.
— and as reported around the league, they got very close to executing a deal.
We will do everything we can, picks included to make deals to give us a chance to help LeBron get to the end.While the Lakers have historically landed great players in free agency – James included – the NBA has changed since the last Collective Bargaining Agreement. It is less common for the best players to hit the open market as they once did; teams now try to trade superstars while they’re still under contract to get some return for losing them.
In the midst of this chaos, teams with valuable, veteran pieces may be looking to unload. When that happens, the Lakers want to be ready to take calls. Salary matching Westbrook’s $47.1 million deal is still difficult, but with the right contracts, the Lakers are betting that competition to tank might improve their market and cause other teams to be less demanding for draft compensation.
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