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• Lakers Free Agency Rumors: Nets, Spurs Have Interest In Rui Hachimura

  28-06-2026 22:07 via lakersnation.com
  
  NBA free agency begins on Tuesday, June 30, and perhaps no team in the league has more unanswered questions than the Los Angeles Lakers. They’ve added one rookie in 3-and-D wing Cameron Carr and agreed to terms on a four-year max contract with Austin Reaves, but the free agencies of LeBron James, Rui Hachimura and nearly the entire rest of the roster remain in flux.The Lakers have to find a balance between retaining their own players that fit alongside Luka Doncic and Reaves, while also im
  
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• Lakers Reportedly Had Discussions With Heat For Tyler Herro & Kel’el Ware Before Re-Signing Austin Reaves

  28-06-2026 21:00 via lakersnation.com
  
  The Los Angeles Lakers have made one major move so far this offseason, and that has been agreeing to terms on a new contract with Austin Reaves worth $185 million over four years. However, prior to that announced agreement, rumors began circulating that other teams were preparing max offers for the 28-year-old guard, which meant he could possibly sign elsewhere.
  With that bein the case, it appears the Lakers were looking at some contingency plans. The Miami Heat made the biggest move of the offs
  
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• Lakers Reportedly Tender Two-Way Qualifying Offer To Chris Mañon

  28-06-2026 19:20 via lakersnation.com
  
  The Los Angeles Lakers signed undrafted Vanderbilt guard Chris Mañon to a two-way contract prior to the 2025-26 season. He made it into nine games with the Lakers, but spent most of the season with the G League South Bay Lakers. There, he was dominant as a defensive-minded guard.The Lakers — while still having to make major plans to fill out their parent roster around Luka Doncic — don’t want to lose Mañon in their system thanks to his efforts in 2025-26. They&rsq
  
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• Lakers Free Agency Rumors: Interest In Dean Wade & Jock Landale

  28-06-2026 18:25 via lakersnation.com
  
  As one of the only teams with projected cap space, the Los Angeles Lakers are naturally going to be linked to just about every free agent on the market.
  According to Michael Scotto of HoopsHype, one of those players is Dean Wade of the Cleveland Cavaliers:
  Cleveland Cavaliers forward Dean Wade is expected to have various suitors in free agency, including the Cavaliers, Philadelphia 76ers, Los Angeles Lakers, San Antonio Spurs, Phoenix Suns, Detroit Pistons, and Portland Trail Blazers, league sou
  
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• Lakers Rumors: Trade Interest In Nuggets’ Cameron Johnson

  28-06-2026 17:15 via lakersnation.com
  
  The NBA offseason transaction period is underway, and the Los Angeles Lakers have a lot of work to do to improve their roster to compete for a championship.
  The good news is that the Lakers can open up the most cap space in the NBA, and they also have two first-round picks to trade in 2031 and 2033 if they want. One player to pay attention to on the trade market seems to be Cameron Johnson of the Denver Nuggets, per Michael Scotto of HoopsHype:
  Meanwhile, as the Nuggets navigate getting below th
  
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• Lakers Rumors: Deandre Ayton Expected To Pick Up Player Option

  28-06-2026 16:43 via lakersnation.com
  
  Deandre Ayton’s first season with the Los Angeles Lakers was filled with ups and downs, giving him an interesting decision to make this offseason.
  When Ayton was bought out by the Portland Trail Blazers last summer, he signed a two-year, $16.2 million contract with L.A. that included an $8.1 million player option for the 2026-27 season as he looked to revive his career in a competitive environment. It appears Ayton is expected to pick up that option, per Kurt Helin of NBC Sports:
  It’
  
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• Cameron Carr Excited To Learn From Luka Doncic & Austin Reaves

  28-06-2026 16:10 via lakersnation.com
  
  Leading up to the 2026 NBA Draft, there was a lot of speculation regarding what the Los Angeles Lakers would do with the 25th pick. Ultimately, L.A. decided on trading up to No. 24 with the New York Knicks to select Baylor guard Cameron Carr.
  Carr was mocked to go before Los Angeles’ selection but wound up sliding a bit and the Lakers pounced on the opportunity to draft him. Now becoming teammates with Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves, he is excited to learn from them.
  “First things fir
  
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