2020-2021 ROSTER TALK: Archived

[DanSchwartzgan]

This is not doable. Depending on the particulars you have in mind, it either violates signing rules, cap rules, Arenas rules, or trade rules, but in any event it's not an option.

If you want to offer him any deal bigger than the Early Bird limits, you have to clear cap room, sign him to an offer sheet, and hope for the best. The max EB would be about 4 yrs 45M.

Thanks.  Then for me, I'm out unless I absolutely know LAL won't match.  Below is from Laker's Mailbag with the LAL beat writer at The Athletic:


What is THT’s role next year if they can bring him back? And do they look to (replicate) the 19-20 season by having bigger guards across the board, as opposed to starting Dennis, who is smaller? — @eeezup


If the Lakers re-sign Horton-Tucker, it will likely be for a larger role, as that probably means Schröder, Caruso and/or Matthews aren’t returning.

Horton-Tucker should garner a multi-year contract offer in the non-taxpayer midlevel range ($9-10 million), meaning that if the Lakers are to retain him in that neighborhood, they’re elevating him to a rotation fixture. There’s a chance he’s ready to be a seventh or eighth guy consistently next season. He just has to improve his defense and 3-point shooting.

With regards to your second question, it entirely depends on what happens with Schröder. If he’s back, he’s going to start. If he walks, the Lakers will likely sign a veteran’s minimum point guard, with Caruso or Horton-Tucker potentially making more sense as a non-traditional starting point guard.