07-19-2025, 06:15 PM
Good move for the Lakers. They are patching holes they need to patch without giving up any assets. Of course it is difficult to expect that guys that other teams rather buy out than keep will be elite. However, both Ayton and Smart are better than what Lakers had before them.
It will be interesting to see, what happens next season, though. It will be tough to keep guys around and bring better players in. There will be no expiring deals to trade.
It will be interesting to see, what happens next season, though. It will be tough to keep guys around and bring better players in. There will be no expiring deals to trade.
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