Walker Kessler Is Officially a Laker, and Sign and Trade Talk Around Kuminga Grows

The Lakers started into their business this week making official what was unofficial before. Tuesday, it was the business of finalizing the trade to send Deandre Ayton to Washington, before the Lakers used up their cap space, thus making Jaden Hardy aggregate-able in a future trade. 

The Lakers have also signed Mamu, and Wednesday, made the Walker Kessler trade official. What's notable about all of this stuff is that there were no surprises in any of it. No last minute expansions of something like the Kessler trade. No happy acquisitions of extra draft capital or stuff like that. Which means we're all going to have to wait things out as the Lakers do the hard, potentially slow work of filling out the rest of the roster. 

Which brings us to Jonathan Kuminga. Multiple reports indicate now that the Lakers are interested in Kuminga, and that Kuminga is interested in the Lakers. They just haven't found the right number, contractually (and the Lakers haven't yet found a way to clear the space for him, anyway). There's also a possibility of a sign and trade, if the Lakers and Hawks could agree on terms. One scenario would include the Lakers remaining pick swap in a deal that would net Kuminga AND excise Jarred Vanderbilt from the roster. 

Would that be worth the cost (in money and (relative) treasure)? 

HOSTS: Andy and Brian Kamenetzky 

SEGMENT 1: The Lakers are getting down to business. 

SEGMENT 2: Is Kuminga as a sign and trade possible? 

SEGMENT 3: How much is too much? 

Photo Credit: Troy Taormina-Imagn Images

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