According to rival scouts and executives, the Lakers best’ assets (minus Reaves) are their 2031 first-round pick, second year wing Dalton Knecht and a bunch of expiring contracts. Some mixture of them could be a should in any deal the group would make for a middle. The free-agency choices, just like the in-season commerce choices, are thought-about to be fairly lean. Indiana heart Myles Turner is ready to be a free agent, however he was already out of the Lakers’ worth vary earlier than the Pacers’ present run to the Jap Convention finals. Brook Lopez is 37 and already had a one-year stint with the Lakers earlier than leaving to play his greatest basketball elsewhere. Clint Capela may very well be an choice relying on how the market reacts, however there are questions across the league about whether or not he’s nonetheless a full-time starter. -via Los Angeles Times / Might 16, 2025
