06-30-2025, 11:20 AM
(06-30-2025, 11:16 AM)mvossman Wrote: They have bird rights, right? It would have to be the second thing, or another possibility is Dorian wanted out for some reason (or just liked the situation in Houston better).
They have bird rights, but if they are going to utilize the MLE, they will be hard capped at the 1st apron. After the MLE, the Lakers will have about 5-6 mil left in room. And they will not under any circumstances be able to cross the 1st apron threshold. Which means the biggest deal they could start for Dorian is a 5 year/~30ish mil deal.
Unless they traded another guy for air and opened up 5-6 mil of space eg. Vincent. But the Lakers are already limited in assets anyways.
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