Lakers Among the Favorites to Sign 12-Time All-Star

The Los Angeles Lakers are looking for ways to sign another star and it seems like they have a chance to snatch an All-Star. Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka has a few great options at the moment. Kyrie Irving was one of the players who could join the Lakers, but he is opting into his final year of his deal with the Brooklyn Nets. Irving is out of the equation, but his teammate may leave the franchise.

Shams Charania from The Athletic was among the first to report that KD is “monitoring” the Nets situation.

This was more than enough for fans and analysts to start creating potential scenarios. Adam Thompson from Bookies.com seems to have made a nice scenario for Durant’s next move. According to him, the Lakers are tied for third when it comes to getting Durant. The Miami Heat and the LA clippers are also favorites to sign the Nets superstar.

Lakers have a chance to sign the All-Star, Nets go into panic mode

How can the Lakers get Durant? Sean Deveney from Heavy.com discussed the comments made by a Western Conference general manager. The general manager was pretty honest about Pelinka’s chances to get KD.

“Going the other way, if Durant wants to go to the Lakers, that gets harder,” the NBA exec said at the time. “He is signed through (2026), so you’ve got to make a trade and the only thing they can do would be Anthony Davis for KD. I think LeBron feels some responsibility for getting Davis to Los Angeles, and he wants that to work, so there’s not much chance they would trade him.

“But if Davis can go play with Kyrie, who he is close with, maybe that changes the math on that. It’s an earthquake kind of trade and it’s a slim chance. But if Durant is really unhappy and they can get everyone on the same page, maybe it works for everyone. Never say never in this league.”

Durant is a nice fit for any NBA team. The Nets can’t really put his position in danger. NBA teams wouldn’t waste any time and Durant could find a new home in no time. Irving’s situation wasn’t that complicated, but Durant has a different role in the organization.

“The uncertainty surrounding Irving’s future with the Nets continues to leave the franchise vulnerable to a Kevin Durant trade request, but that has yet to materialize, sources said,” Wojnarowski wrote on June 27. “Durant has four years left on his contract and remains an advocate for the Nets to commit to a long-term deal for Irving, sources said. Numerous teams around the league are preparing to pursue Durant, one of the elite players in the sport, if he becomes available.”