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They literally do not have enough salary right now to get to the threshold for acquiring Westbrook and Hield. The five players on their roster not named James or Davis entering Thursday were owed just under $40.4 million combined, a figure that is even lower when you take out Gasol and McKinnie, who are not currently reported to be in the deal. Essentially, that means that the Lakers would have to send out 80 percent of that figure to make an allowable trade.

Lakers offseason moves plus#

At this level of salary, teams can take back only 125 percent of the money they send out, plus $100,000. Westbrook and Hield are owed nearly $67.3 million next season, including incentives. Completing such a deal would not technically be legal right now. Here's the completely unverified alternative: the Lakers, Kings and Wizards are discussing a multi-team deal that would land the Lakers Westbrook and Hield. This is the easiest and likeliest explanation. The Kings may have taken Mitchell because he was the highest player on their board, or they may believe that they can trade Hield elsewhere. We have firm reporting that the players expected to go to Sacramento are now headed for Washington. The first is that the Hield trade is really, truly dead.

Now there are two scenarios to discuss here.

During the Draft, Bleacher Report's Eric Pincus reports that according to one Western Conference executive, "the Wizards highly value Caldwell-Pope but may be open to either Kuzma, Harrell or both rerouted to another team.".

9 overall pick, the Kings select Davion Mitchell, a combo guard who will likely play shooting guard in the NBA.

Before the Draft begins but after the Westbrook trade has been reported, Wojnarowski says in regards to the Hield deal that the Kings are "likely to be aggressive in getting that deal complete with the Lakers.".

Only 10 minutes later, at 5:14, The Athletic's Shams Charania reports that the Lakers and Wizards are engaged on a Westbrook trade.

Four minutes later, at 5:04, Wojnarowski reports that there is "momentum towards" the deal's completion. ET on Thursday, ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reports that Harrell has picked up his $9.7 million player option for the 2021-22 season, clearing the way for him to be dealt to Sacramento. Hield is a career 40.6 percent 3-point shooter, exactly the sort of supplementary spacer the Lakers needed with or without Westbrook. The deal had been rumored for weeks and would have likely been built around Kyle Kuzma, Montrezl Harrell and the No.

At 11:30 p.m on Wednesday night, The Ringer's Kevin O'Connor reports that the Lakers have "stepped up their efforts" to land Sacramento Kings guard Buddy Hield.

Let's go over a brief timeline of Westbrook's acquisition:

Lakers offseason moves free#

The 2021 NBA Draft is officially in the books, so now, let's dive into what could come next in free agency. So before we pass judgment on Westbrook, himself, we need to figure out who he's going to play with and how much they are going to cover or exacerbate those very real flaws of his. One-third of this roster is in place and two-thirds of it are not. McKinnie isn't going to play 48 minutes alongside Westbrook next season. Westbrook's fit with James and Davis carries very obvious questions, but how can we judge his overall fit on a team that hasn't even been built yet? But as blanket criticisms of the 2021-22 Lakers, they are as incomplete as the roster itself. They're all valid to an extent, and to varying degrees, they're going to hinder the Lakers on their quest for an 18th championship. His high-usage playing style is redundant on a team with James and Davis. He's getting older and he's incredibly expensive.

You've heard all of the critiques by now. And then there's the controversial new addition, Russell Westbrook. Three are holdovers from last season: LeBron James, Anthony Davis and Marc Gasol. They have only five players on the roster. If the Los Angeles Lakers played a game tomorrow, Alfonzo McKinnie would have to play all 48 minutes.