The Lakers will have a new No. 23 next season.
when he played for the Miami Heat, who had retired No. 23 in honor of Michael Jordan. James tweeted the number 6 along with an emoji of two hands praying on Thursday evening.
According to reports, Kawhi Leonard is planning to meet with the Lakers but will reserve his final meeting for the Toronto Raptors. Charlotte Hornets point guard Kemba Walker and Boston Celtics point guard Kyrie Irving are also in line for maximum contracts. Walker is unlikely to consider the Lakers according to a person familiar with his thinking, while Irving has been connected to the Brooklyn Nets for weeks.
The trade is expected to be executed on July 6 when the moratorium lifts on the new league year. Completing the trade in late July would have afforded the Lakers more salary cap space. The trade was initially set to be completed on July 6, but the Pelicans remained open to considering moving the date if the team to whom they traded the No. 4 pick agreed to do so. The Hawks did not.
Julius Randle, selected seventh in 2014, saw the Lakers renounce his rights late in free agency last season. D’Angelo Russell, selected second in 2015, was traded to the Brooklyn Nets in 2017. Russell, who will be a restricted free agent, could reunite with the Lakers this summer if the Nets choose to move on from their All-Star point guard.Ingram and Ball were second overall picks in 2016 and 2017, respectively. Hart was a late first-round pick in 2017. The Lakers also traded Larry Nance Jr.
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