The Lakers’ offseason will mostly be complete by then, so he should have an idea by then if he wants to commit for another two years. I would guess the Lakers will put that offer on the table as soon as it’s available. Gozlan: LeBron is eligible starting on August 4th for two years, $97 million, which would kick in after next season and keep him under contract through 2025. He’s talked about wanting to play with his son in the future, but he’s eligible for an extension that would lock him up with Anthony Davis’ contract for the next few seasons. One GM told me he feels Wall can still be a high-level backup or fringe starter and that he has something left in the tank. As I reported on a previous HoopsHype podcast on the Rockets, he’s opting into the final year of his contract and will give the Rockets a chance to trade him, or his agency, Klutch Sports, is going to work on a buyout agreement before the start of next season ideally. He’s been linked to the Lakers via trade talks for Westbrook this season. Scotto: I’m certainly keeping an eye on Wall. I’m sure the John Wall for Russell Westbrook framework will be revisited. So the idea of shaving off $5-10 million off his dead cap hit would be a little appealing to some teams. I think at most, he would get a mid-level type offer from an interested team. If he were to agree to one during the offseason, he would probably give up somewhat of a premium, likely the amount equal to what he’d get on his next deal. I would imagine part of the deal in acquiring Westbrook is a potential buyout. I don’t think any team is trading for Westbrook, the player, but they’re going to trade for his big expiring contract if they’re looking to get off money. He’s now a huge expiring contract, so to me he’s a neutral value. I think the idea that the Lakers need to attach an asset just to move Westbrook and that he’s a super negative value is a little overblown. It’s basically three of Luol Deng, who they just got off. That would leave $15 million over the next three years of dead money. I don’t think a stretch (provision) is going to be in consideration. Gozlan: I think a separation of some sort is coming. The third executive said he wouldn’t trade for Westbrook at all. They’re not doing that unless they’re dumping a bunch of stuff.” The reality is that 95 percent of teams view that as a terrible contract right now. All it takes, however, is one team to be desperate to add talent and have bad contracts to make it happen. One NBA executive said, “Westbrook will still be viewed as a negative asset by most teams, but some teams might be willing to take on one bad year in order to shed three years of future money.”Īnother NBA executive said, “Right now, his trade value is extremely negative. I asked a few NBA executives what they thought of Westbrook’s trade value now. If he wants to maximize his earnings, he should opt into that deal easily. When you look at Westbrook’s $47 million player option, no team is going to pay Westbrook anything close to that. It seemed like both sides were trying to fit a square peg into a round hole. He also alluded to not being allowed to let Russ be Russ when he talked about the trio with LeBron James and Anthony Davis. Scotto: During Russell Westbrook’s end of the season media availability, he implied he and Frank Vogel weren’t on the same page and that Vogel didn’t value what he’s brought to the league.
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