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The Los Angeles Lakers are still the only NBA team that has not signed a free agent yet. With the greatest free agents swiftly leaving the market, the Lakers must act quickly to sign the remaining rotation-caliber players in order to compete in the Western Conference next season. With D’Angelo Russell opting in and LeBron James signing a huge agreement, the Lakers have little salary space to work with.
As a result, they must engage in bargaining or sign-and-trade deals with the remaining free agents. Fortunately for them, the market for one free agent target has dried up, making him more available to the Lakers.
According to Josh Lewenberg of TSN Sports, the Raptors are “prepared to move on from” Gary Trent Jr, paving the way for the 25-year-old to join with the Lakers. The Los Angeles Lakers’ interest in Trent Jr. was already reported last week. However, there were questions about the Lakers’ ability to afford him, but recent reports indicate that they should be able to. “Now, with the market drying up, one league insider said Trent would be “fortunate” to get the mid-level exception, worth $12.5 million.” A few reports have linked him to the Lakers, where it’s possible he’ll only make half that.
The reason for the lack of interest in Trent Jr. is the down year he just had in Toronto. Only making 42.6% of his field goal attempts, Trent averaged 13.7 points, 2.6 rebounds, and 1.7 assists per game. He doesn’t do much more than shoot three-pointers but considering that shooting is the No. 1 need for the Lakers, he would be an excellent fit next to LeBron James and Anthony Davis
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