[Fischer] Early indications are that Russell and the Lakers could come to terms on a two-year, $40 million deal with the second year a team option or non-guaranteed. Also look for Cam Reddish as a potential addition to the Lakers on the veteran’s minimum.
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— Jake Fischer (@JakeLFischer) June 30, 2023
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I read that as Russel Westbrook. I immediately got lightheaded lol
That’s probably not a bad deal. Still a tradeable contract if it doesn’t work out.
We have to bring him back if there’s no viable sign and trades, cuz we won’t be able to replace him if we just let him walk.
Come to the Lakers where your career is revitalized
I see wantanobi or whatever his name is still likes Durant
That’d be a very fair deal.
Basically an expiring 20 million contract, very tradable. Can we make it an extension so we wouldn’t have to wait until the end of December if we wanted to trade him.
20M per year for DLo is not bad at all, we’ll see what Rui gets too
Loving this! Let Rob cook!
That is a good Dlo deal for the lakers.
How were Reddish’s numbers on the Blazers last year?
Decent yearly number. Sets up perfectly for a trade at the deadline.
That’s a good deal for d’lo, WCF be damned.
I would love that contract for D’lo
Reddish sucks, man
Good deal for DLo. I hope it’s a team option.
This is an excellent deal for both sides imo. Super tradable contract and Dlo had no other suitors. He’s going to be really really useful for the regular season.
20 mil a year is a great deal for Dlo and a extremely tradable contract. How crazy would it be if Russ Westbrook returned tho LOL
Great deal if it gets done. A couple million more than I thought he would get per year, but we are buying ourselves some insurance. It’s also super tradeable at the deadline, if need be.
For the love of god, do NOT sign Cam Reddish. That dude is done. He can’t shoot, barely defends and just lacks any motor.
There is a reason he is getting passed around.
Phil Handy’s powers would be tested on Reddish
That’s a damn good deal.
Mutual Back scratching…love it
It is a fair price for someone that could give us 5 10 victories without LeBron or AD having to exert themselves too much during regular season.
sounds too good to be true
I want no part of Cam Reddish. None.
I am very low on DLo after than Denver series but honestly this would be a good deal for both DLo and the Lakers.
Lakers get a PG who can shoot and offer help during the regular season while giving DLo one more chance to be more impactful during the playoffs. At the same time get some continuity back. At worst if it doesn’t work out, they can always trade him.
I’m telling you, he’s going to play like shit and be a dogshit contract that no one else will want and we’ll give up assets to get rid of it
Honestly, 20 mil with an out in year 2 is a really solid deal for a player that produces in the regular season like DLo. That’s a super trade-able contract at midseason to if we decide to go that route.
There will be worse players who sign for more this offseason.
[called it](https://www.reddit.com/r/lakers/comments/14lf4s8/lakers_all_day_everyday_on_twitter_report_the/jpwogry/?context=3)
Yeah he fell off in the WCF, but I like that we’re sticking with him. Give him at least one off season to develop some chemistry, and hopefully this means we’re both trading for Kyrie
thats an alright number. people just remember how terrible he was on conf finals but before that he was solid
Fine with it, but you have to wonder can he even get $20m a year in the open market? Detroit now lost most their cap space too.
Reminder that despite WCF he saved us with some big quarters/spurts on earlier rounds, that + regular season is worth it
$20 million is simply too much for Russell. There’s no teams with cap space offering him near that.
This is actually not bad. I said anything below $25M is good