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This is noteworthy. With Sexton officially signed using the room exception, we now are essentially locked into the pathway where any other roster addition is going to have to be via trade or veteran's minimum. The pathway of stretching someone's contract (or trading to dump salary) in order to clear more cap room to make another signing is now impossible. It was already starting to look that way, but now it's pretty much locked in.

I was going to try to do the math on if stretching Vando could have cleared enough cap room to make a viable RFA offer for Spencer Jones but now that's out the window

Wouldn't be surprised if we see Austin officially ink his new deal soon now too

 

Stretch could also be done to get under the 1st apron if needed, but also unlikely. The stretch is not really preferable anyway, but a good tool to use if necessary. I wonder if this means the Lakers are confident they could trade Vando? Maybe they already have a deal in place?

 

Looney probably soon too.