Trade & FA 2024-25:

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Grant Afseth (@GrantAfseth)
If the Lakers open the full non-taxpayer MLE, seems like Derrick Jones Jr. would be the logical target.

Jones signed to Klutch Sports Group close to free agency, the first representation change of his 9-year NBA career.

Mavs GM Nico Harrison referred to re-signing Jones as “priority 1A and 1B” before trading Tim Hardaway Jr. to open the full MLE themselves, but recent reports have increasingly linked them to Klay Thompson.

Grant trying to connect some dots because of the Klutch connection, but truthfully I don't see the fit. Lakers have Vando already and the last thing they need are more defensive minded guys with an inconsistent 3. 

The guy I think the Lakers are actually targeting is DeMar DeRozan with their MLE if you wanna call me crazy.