Lakers interested in Gary Trent Jr.
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Evan Sidery @esidery
The Lakers are showing interest in signing Gary Trent Jr., per @jovanbuha (nytimes.com/athletic/56213…).
Trent averaged 13.7 points while shooting 39.3% on threes for the Raptors.
Los Angeles still needs to clear cap space in order to utilize their taxpayer mid-level exception. pic.twitter.com/pHeZ5QHk6P – 11:25 AM
The Lakers are showing interest in signing Gary Trent Jr., per @jovanbuha (nytimes.com/athletic/56213…).
Trent averaged 13.7 points while shooting 39.3% on threes for the Raptors.
Los Angeles still needs to clear cap space in order to utilize their taxpayer mid-level exception. pic.twitter.com/pHeZ5QHk6P – 11:25 AM
Ira Winderman @IraHeatBeat
Top remaining free agents: Gary Trent Jr., Tyus Jones, Spencer Dinwiddie, Saddiq Bey, Markelle Fultz, Lonnie Walker IV, Haywood Highsmith, Precious Achiuwa, Daniel Theis, Kyle Lowry, Luke Kennard, Cedi Osman, Talen Horton-Tucker, Reggie Bullock, Dennis Smith Jr., KJ Martin. – 11:37 PM
Top remaining free agents: Gary Trent Jr., Tyus Jones, Spencer Dinwiddie, Saddiq Bey, Markelle Fultz, Lonnie Walker IV, Haywood Highsmith, Precious Achiuwa, Daniel Theis, Kyle Lowry, Luke Kennard, Cedi Osman, Talen Horton-Tucker, Reggie Bullock, Dennis Smith Jr., KJ Martin. – 11:37 PM
Ira Winderman @IraHeatBeat
NBA Free Agency 2024: A waiting game with DeMar DeRozan; Caleb Martin among best left sun-sentinel.com/2024/06/30/nba… Top remaining: DeMar DeRozan, Miles Bridges, Gary Trent Jr., Caleb Martin, Spencer Dinwiddie, Saddiq Bey, Tyus Jones, Markelle Fultz, Lonnie Walker IV, Dario Saric, – 9:21 AM
NBA Free Agency 2024: A waiting game with DeMar DeRozan; Caleb Martin among best left sun-sentinel.com/2024/06/30/nba… Top remaining: DeMar DeRozan, Miles Bridges, Gary Trent Jr., Caleb Martin, Spencer Dinwiddie, Saddiq Bey, Tyus Jones, Markelle Fultz, Lonnie Walker IV, Dario Saric, – 9:21 AM
Jovan Buha @jovanbuha
New Lakers Q&A:
— The most likely move at this point
— Why Lauri Markkanen is unrealistic
— Where LA stands in the West
— Potential fits of Zach LaVine, DeMar DeRozan and Gary Trent Jr.
— Spencer Dinwiddie?
— Portland & Brooklyn talks and more
Watch: youtube.com/live/xfNZBD5q0… pic.twitter.com/MLxOp1oMu8 – 8:30 PM
New Lakers Q&A:
— The most likely move at this point
— Why Lauri Markkanen is unrealistic
— Where LA stands in the West
— Potential fits of Zach LaVine, DeMar DeRozan and Gary Trent Jr.
— Spencer Dinwiddie?
— Portland & Brooklyn talks and more
Watch: youtube.com/live/xfNZBD5q0… pic.twitter.com/MLxOp1oMu8 – 8:30 PM
Ira Winderman @IraHeatBeat
Top remaining free agents: sun-sentinel.com/2024/06/30/nba… DeMar DeRozan, Miles Bridges, Gary Trent Jr., Caleb Martin, Spencer Dinwiddie, Saddiq Bey, Tyus Jones, Markelle Fultz, Lonnie Walker IV, Dario Saric, Haywood Highsmith, Precious Achiuwa, Daniel Theis, Kyle Lowry, Luke Kennard, – 9:43 PM
Top remaining free agents: sun-sentinel.com/2024/06/30/nba… DeMar DeRozan, Miles Bridges, Gary Trent Jr., Caleb Martin, Spencer Dinwiddie, Saddiq Bey, Tyus Jones, Markelle Fultz, Lonnie Walker IV, Dario Saric, Haywood Highsmith, Precious Achiuwa, Daniel Theis, Kyle Lowry, Luke Kennard, – 9:43 PM
More on this storyline
What makes sense has changed. It’s becoming eminently clear that the world where Gary Trent Jr. — on paper an enticing commodity as a 25-year-old who has shot nearly 39 per cent from three on a high volume for his career — makes anything close to the $18.6 million he earned last season no longer exists. There is real doubt that Trent Jr. will even be offered a deal for the mid-level exception — by definition the NBA’s average salary amount and which starts at $12.5 million for the 2024-25 season. Trent Jr. is almost certainly headed towards becoming an NBA ‘have not’ rather than a member of its upper-middle class, where his last contract had him pegged. -via SportsNet / July 1, 2024
Josh Lewenberg: Darko-“Gary Trent is the best spot-up shooter in the league… If you look at just numbers production, I agree that his numbers dipped down, but I think his overall game improved this season… I think he made a lot of strides that are not necessarily showing up in the box score” -via Twitter @JLew1050 / April 16, 2024
Drafting Reed Sheppard and trading for A.J. Griffin — a pair of 20-year-old shooters — aligned more with the team structure than chasing another two-way veteran like Reggie Bullock, Gary Harris or even Gary Trent Jr., who team sources said had quietly expressed interest in teaming up with VanVleet again. -via New York Times / July 2, 2024
Josh Lewenberg: Ujiri, asked about Trent (UFA this summer) and Brown (team option): “I think we’re going to continue to assess that as we go. We had really good exit meetings with Bruce and Gary… I think they do have special talents that they bring. We’ll see how the market assesses that.” -via Twitter @JLew1050 / April 17, 2024