2025-26 Team Developments: Trades / Free Agents / News / Rumors / Ideas

Surprise.Lakere and Knicks are interested in Nick Richards.

Richards has a $5 million non-guaranteed salary for the 2025-26 season expected to be guaranteed by the Suns, which will give the team the ability to trade him.

Richards has drawn trade interest from several teams, including the New York Knicks, Indiana Pacers, and Los Angeles Lakers, league sources told HoopsHype

 

Okay great. Ayton can take $10M and we give the rest of the MLE to Lopez or Melton. (I know Ayton may still command the full MLE, but a guy can dream)

 

Jake Fischer still thinks Brook Lopez is going to take up most of our exception.

 

You can usually bet against Jake.

Edit: We may get Lopez as a lot of people have been reporting that as a strong possibility, but I think a S&T like abeer pointed out is more likely and Jake seems to be the only one still pushing us using most of the exception on Brook. I’m skeptical and would be disappointed if we give a good chunk of the full MLE to Lopez.

 

worth nothing that while milwaukee can't receive s&ts, they can do it outgoing. and we'll be hardcapped at the apron using the mle anyway, so...gabe for lopez might help both teams? bucks currently have no healthy pgs, right?

s&t lopez at 10 million for gabe, 10 million to ayton, 5 to melton.

luka/bronny
reaves/melton/goodwin
lebron/knecht
rui/vando
ayton/lopez

still have knecht, kleber, shake, the 2031 first and swaps to round things out as necessary, plus vet min spots for guys who shake loose (cp3, ben simmons, etc.).

 

Sounds like Lebron told Rich Paul you better make a statement after that crap you said yesterday.

L.A. needs to know I want to be a Laker.

 

Why are you saying that .... is there a new quote somewhere?

 

NBA

hollering Why The Lakers always get what they want???? Why????

Why the Lakers always get a Center????

Why the Lakers get Luka????

Why the Lakers get Ayton?????

That ain’t right!!!!!!

in my Terrell Owens voice!!!! That’s not fair!!! It’s not fair!!!!!!

bring out my girl. Crying Chicago Cubs girl fan. Why do the Dodgers get everybody hopefully my girl is firing up a Laker rant. I know she did after Luka.

 

Quickly back to Jokic. With Mark Walter. People thought it was impossible he was going to the Dodgers. Before Ohtani came to the Dodgers. And then he became a Dodger.

 

Let me get the quote.

 

Rich Paul. LeBron James supportive of Lakers and Luka’s timeline. No trades or extension has been discussed.


According to Chris Haynes LeBron James believes the Lakers can win a championship here with all their pieces.

 

Lakers have what it takes to maximize Luka’s timeline. But also has what it takes to maximize Lebrons timeline. No trade or extension has been discussed.

 

It's officially time for FA

 

I still think the Lakers need to sign Ben Simmons we need that perimeter defender who can guard the perimeter will be huge in the playoffs. Now that we have Ayton. With DFS leaving we need to replace that. Simmons will come cheap but basically do what Kuzma would do. Tall enough 6-9” 240 pounds.

 

In my Flavor Flave voice. YEAH BOY!!!!!!!!

 

Would rather have a three legged midget than Ben Simmons.

 

The salary cap for 25/26 is 154.647 millions

The luxury tax threshold is 187.895 million

The first and second aprons are 195.945 million and 207.824 million

Full /tax /mid level room - 14.104 million / 5.685 million / 8.781 million

Bi-annual - 5.134 million