The Lakers would like to retain Malik Monk at their taxpayer mid-level, but Monk is also searching for more lucrative deals, sources said, despite telling Jovan Buha of The Athletic he’d be willing to return to Los Angeles on a discount.Īs noted above, the Lakers are targeting two-way wings and will almost certainly need to use their TPMLE if they hope to acquire a legitimately good one.
Lalakers silver screen and roll full#
That discount would be from the full midlevel exception - which as a taxpaying team the Lakers do not have access to - to the TPMLE, which would represent a pay cut of about $6 million.īut just because he’s open to it does not mean it’ll happen and, as a result, Monk is searching the market for contracts, according to Jake Fischer of Bleacher Report. Last week, Malik Monk spoke about being open to returning to the Lakers on a discount. Nonetheless, the Lakers are rumored to have interest in a handful of notable wing targets.
Lalakers silver screen and roll free#
This free agency class has very few quality 3-and-D wings in it, and the ones who are available will likely attract offers greater than either the $6 million TPMLE or approximately $2 million minimum contracts the Lakers are allowed to offer.
In theory, targeting two-way wings makes perfect sense for what the Lakers need, but in reality, their current set of circumstances may prevent them from actually acquiring one. The Lakers believe a player with the right mix of 3-point shooting and multi-positional defense can help strengthen the James-Davis-Westbrook lineups, which opponents outscored by 3.0 points per 100 possessions last season, according to Cleaning the Glass. Most of the hypothetical scenarios for their taxpayer midlevel exception have been centered on signing a wing or two who could come in and start next to James and Davis. With free agency less than 48 hours away, the Lakers are focusing on two-way wings, according to league sources. Predictably, the Lakers are targeting two-way wings with their taxpayer mid-level exception (TPMLE), according to Jovan Buha of The Athletic (emphasis mine). Lakers targeting wingsĮven after reports that the Lakers would be picking up player options on Stanley Johnson and Wenyen Gabriel, the team’s roster is still in dire need of some wing depth. Let’s take a look at the free agency rumors and headlines from today. Who might the Lakers bring back from last season, and which players are they looking to add? As the clock ticks closer and closer to the start of free agency, rumors about who the Lakers might pursue are starting to seriously heat up.
0 kommentar(er)
