Lakers are monitoring the situation with former All-Star center
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Lakers are monitoring the situation with former All-Star center
The Los Angeles Lakers have signed Deandre Ayton and Marcus Smart. There is reportedly a chance that Nikola Vučević will get his contract bought out by the Chicago Bulls. Vucevic will turn 35 years of age in late October and is noticeably unathletic. The Lakers have just over $1 million of space under the first apron of the salary cap, which isn’t enough to sign him to the veteran’s minimum.
With the NBA’s new ultra-restrictive salary cap now in full effect and teams across the league feeling its effects, there have been perfectly viable players getting their contracts bought out. The Lakers have capitalized on this trend by signing 26-year-old potential-laden center Deandre Ayton and 2022 Defensive Player of the Year Marcus Smart.
Ideally, they would find a better backup behind Ayton than Jaxson Hayes. There is reportedly a chance that Nikola Vučević, a veteran center who has made the All-Star team twice, will get his contract bought out by the Chicago Bulls.
According to Anthony Irwin of ClutchPoints, the Lakers are “closely monitoring that situation.”
“This does leave a few interesting free agents still, not even including eventual buyout candidates like Chicago’s Nikola Vučević,” Irwin wrote. “As they did with Smart, the Lakers are closely monitoring that situation.”
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Vucevic will turn 35 years of age in late October and is noticeably unathletic, not to mention a weak defender. But he has shown some ability to hit the 3-point shot over the years, although his 3-point efficiency has fluctuated from year to year, and he’s a capable rebounder.
This past season, he averaged 18.5 points, 10.1 rebounds and 0.7 blocks a game while shooting 53% from the field and 40.2% from 3-point range. The previous season, he made 29.4% of his 3-point attempts.
As of now, the Lakers have just over $1 million of space under the first apron of the salary cap, which isn’t enough to sign him to the veteran’s minimum contract.
Lakers are monitoring the situation with former All-Star center
The Los Angeles Lakers have signed Deandre Ayton and Marcus Smart. Nikola Vučević could get his contract bought out by the Chicago Bulls. The Lakers have just over $1 million of space under the first apron of the salary cap. Vucevic will turn 35 years of age in late October and is noticeably unathletic, but he has shown some ability to hit the 3-point shot over the years.
With the NBA’s new ultra-restrictive salary cap now in full effect and teams across the league feeling its effects, there have been perfectly viable players getting their contracts bought out. The Lakers have capitalized on this trend by signing 26-year-old potential-laden center Deandre Ayton and 2022 Defensive Player of the Year Marcus Smart.
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Ideally, they would find a better backup behind Ayton than Jaxson Hayes. There is reportedly a chance that Nikola Vučević, a veteran center who has made the All-Star team twice, will get his contract bought out by the Chicago Bulls.
According to Anthony Irwin of ClutchPoints, the Lakers are “closely monitoring that situation.”
“This does leave a few interesting free agents still, not even including eventual buyout candidates like Chicago’s Nikola Vučević,” Irwin wrote. “As they did with Smart, the Lakers are closely monitoring that situation.”
Vucevic will turn 35 years of age in late October and is noticeably unathletic, not to mention a weak defender. But he has shown some ability to hit the 3-point shot over the years, although his 3-point efficiency has fluctuated from year to year, and he’s a capable rebounder.
This past season, he averaged 18.5 points, 10.1 rebounds and 0.7 blocks a game while shooting 53% from the field and 40.2% from 3-point range. The previous season, he made 29.4% of his 3-point attempts.
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As of now, the Lakers have just over $1 million of space under the first apron of the salary cap, which isn’t enough to sign him to the veteran’s minimum contract.
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