Lakers confident they will trade Jordan Clarkson next summer?
lear cap space for free agency so they have room to sign two max-free agents from a class headlined by Paul George and LeBron James
The Lakers are confident to trade Jordan Clarkson next offseason, as reported by Adrian Wojnarowski.
Per Lakers Nation, Clear cap space for free agency so they have room to sign two max-free agents from a class headlined by Paul George and LeBron James.
“They believe they can trade Jordan Clarkson and get his money off. They prefer not to do it at the trade deadline. Clarkson has helped them win games this year, and because they don’t have their pick, they want to win as many games as they can. So I think there’s some confidence there that they can find a deal for Clarkson after the season, to get his money off. But there’s got to be a sequencing here. And it gets back to, are they going to chase one max-salary slot, or two?”
Per The Score, the Lakers will have a team payroll of $53.9 million next season.
If they trade away Clarkson and his $12.5-million salary for next season (and somehow don't take back salary in any deal), they would only have $41.4 million on the books - enough room to offer one max deal and another just under the max next summer if the NBA's projected salary cap holds at $101 million.
Per Lakers Nation, Clear cap space for free agency so they have room to sign two max-free agents from a class headlined by Paul George and LeBron James.
“They believe they can trade Jordan Clarkson and get his money off. They prefer not to do it at the trade deadline. Clarkson has helped them win games this year, and because they don’t have their pick, they want to win as many games as they can. So I think there’s some confidence there that they can find a deal for Clarkson after the season, to get his money off. But there’s got to be a sequencing here. And it gets back to, are they going to chase one max-salary slot, or two?”
Per The Score, the Lakers will have a team payroll of $53.9 million next season.
If they trade away Clarkson and his $12.5-million salary for next season (and somehow don't take back salary in any deal), they would only have $41.4 million on the books - enough room to offer one max deal and another just under the max next summer if the NBA's projected salary cap holds at $101 million.
E. Carchia
@Sportando
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