Jonas Valanciunas linked to Lakers?
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New Orleans is open to trading the No. 21 overall pick, league sources told HoopsHype. Among the offseason priorities for New Orleans is finding a replacement for center Jonas Valanciunas, who’s expected to leave in free agency, sources said. -via HoopsHype / June 24, 2024
In other Knicks free agency news, the team is expected to offer Isaiah Hartenstein the full four-year, $72 million maximum deal at their disposal to try and retain him in free agency, league sources told HoopsHype. Should New York lose Hartenstein in free agency to a higher offer elsewhere, several centers are on their radar as potential replacements, including free agents Goga Bitadze, Jonas Valanciunas, and Nick Richards, who would be a trade target, league sources told HoopsHype. There’s also an outside chance the Knicks make a run at Andre Drummond, sources said. -via HoopsHype / June 24, 2024
Michael Scotto: The expectation is that Nic Claxton is going to go back to the Brooklyn Nets. That’s the expectation many have around the league, so that takes one center off the market. Jonas Valanciunas isn’t expected back in New Orleans. -via HoopsHype / June 17, 2024