18 Apr 2018 07:46:18
LAL Signs PG in the Offseason but can't snag a second star

LAL trade: Deng, Zubac, Pick 25 & 47, '19 & '20 2nds
Suns trade: Chandler, Dudley

LAL resigns:
KCP - 2yr/26m(2nd year team option)
Lopez - 1yr/8m
Randle - 3yr/36m
IT - 1yr/12m

PG: Lonzo, IT, Ennis
SG: KCP, Hart
SF: PG, Ingram, Dudley
PF: Kuzma, Randle
C: Lopez, Chandler

LAL can then focus on 2019 free agency to add a second star (Leonard or Klay would fit perfectly)

1.) 18 Apr 2018
18 Apr 2018 12:57:14
It's going to be tough to sell Thomas on coming off the bench when he has been so adamant about being a starter -- and even more so on a one-year deal during which he has to re-establish his value.

2.) 18 Apr 2018
18 Apr 2018 13:42:35
Those contracts are all well below market value.

3.) 18 Apr 2018
18 Apr 2018 15:14:13
I agree to an extent. I think that contract might be the type IT will have to sign to show that he's back to the guy he was before he was injured. If he signs for a longer term, he's definitely not going to get the annual salary he wants, and he's also going to want to win. He's not likely going to get any kind of a monster deal from a contender for a season as none of them have great cap space.

4.) 18 Apr 2018
18 Apr 2018 16:32:08
The only contract I see that's maybe a little low is Lopez, but I think the IT contract is a little high. They only teams with cap space this summer that aren't tanking are Philly, LA, and the Pacers. I don't see them going hard after
any of those guys other than maybe Caldwell Pope.