Now that the Lakers don’t have to do any more star-hunting, there’s actually a ton of seemingly gettable role players who could push them even closer to title contention as early as this postseason.
Cameron Johnson (who makes $22.5 million and will likely cost more than L.A. can pay in a trade), Jakob Poeltl ($19.5 million), Mitchell Robinson ($14.3 million), Kelly Olynyk ($12.8 million), Robert Williams ($12.4 million), Larry Nance Jr. ($11.2 million) and Jonas Valančiūnas ($9.9 million) are all worth looks.
By giving them one of the 3-5 best players in the world for way below his market value, the Mavericks have set the Lakers up to make one of the better on-the-fringes moves in the league this trade deadline week.
