레이커스는 디안젤로 러셀 S&T를 원하지만, 그에 대한 시장은 없음 + 재계약이 유력하지만 최대 연 18~20밀

My read on the situation is that the Lakers would prefer to use D’Angelo Russell in a sign-and-trade, but I’m not sure the market is there.

Landing Kyrie Irving for Russell is shaping up to be a pipe dream, especially with Dallas unlikely to help Los Angeles out. Fred VanVleet, a Klutch client, looms as a possibility, but adding him would require Toronto to agree to terms with Russell (or take on the Beasley and Bamba contracts).

Where, exactly, is the free-agency and trade market for Russell? I just don’t see it.

If ranking the probabilities for Russell’s future, I’d go: 1) The Lakers re-sign Russell; 2) The Lakers renounce his cap hold and let him walk; 3) The Lakers sign-and-trade him.

The Denver series was a significant blow to his reputation, which was already relatively low in comparison to his 2022-23 salary (over $31 million) and his pedigree (former No. 2 overall pick and an All-Star). Russell is still a useful player and, at worst, a sixth-man-type. But paying him anything more than $18-to-$20 million annually seems unreasonable, based on his clear limitations that were present throughout the Lakers’ playoff run.


카이리 어빙은 비현실적, 프레드 밴블릿은 가능성 있지만 토론토와 조건을 맞춰봐야 함.

디안젤로 러셀은 재계약, 캡 홀드 포기 후 FA로 떠나기, S&T 순으로 가능성 있음.



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