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.

My guess is that the MLE target might be DeRozan, who apparently really wants to get to an LA team, somehow. 

But, I suppose it's possible the DJJ is thinking about bailing on Dallas, which might explain some stuff (I doubt it, though).