Lakers NBA Free Agency Targets | Otto Porter Jr Lakers | NBA Free Agency 2022

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#Lakers NBA Free Agency Targets | #OttoPorterJr Lakers | #NBAFreeAgency 2022 After the Lakers traded for Russell Westbrook during the summer of 2021, acquiring what was thought to be the third member of a new dominating Big-3 with LeBron James and Anthony Davis, the Purple and Gold put forth one of the most disappointing seasons in NBA history as their Big-3 turned out to be mainly a Big-1, featuring LeBron James one-ing it up on the league to the tune of 30.3 PPG. Immediately after the Lakers disastrous 33-49 season concluded, they fired head coach Frank Vogel, and the consensus among fans and experts was the next clichéd domino to fall in the Purple and Gold’s offseason redo was a Russell Westbrook trade. However, as the Lakers made their interview rounds with several coaching candidates, they repeatedly asked each potential hire how they would utilize Russell Westbrook, bucking all of our preconceived notions and implying they still value their brick-shooting-no-defense point guard and have no intention of trading him. There could be a few trickster reasons behind the Lakers’ unexpected interview question: The Lakers could be simply trying to build Russell Westbrook’s trade value by indicating they aren’t hell-bent on getting rid of him, or they could have been weeding out the qualified coaching candidates from the unqualified ones by asking them how they’d bring the most out of Brodie, perhaps the most challenging question in the basketball world, OR Rob Pelinka and company could actually want to keep Westbrook. If the Lakers were to keep Russell Westbrook for one more season, they’d have nearly their entire cap sheet tied up in three players, Brodie, James, and Davis. They also have Talen Horton-Tucker signed for next season, while Kendrick Nunn has given every indication he will opt into his 2022-23 player option. The Lakers also have three players — Stanley Johnson, Austin Reaves, and Wenyen Gabriel — with team options for next year, which they’ll almost certainly exercise. In total, the Purple and Gold should have eight players on their roster heading into the offseason, which means they’ll need to fill out seven open spots to reach the league-required 15-man full roster. The Lakers will have only three tools to sign their seven new free agents: the taxpayer mid-level exception (around $6 million), veteran minimum contracts, and minimum contracts. So Z Nation, who should the Lakers target in free agency??? Comments down below 💭☑️ Like and Share my videos 👍🏼☑️ ✅ Subscribe to my channel ZSPN on YouTube ✅ ✅Help us continue to provide ZSPN coverage and SUBSCRIBE: http://youtube.com/c/ZSPNSports #ZSPN on Social Media: ☑️Like my page on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ZSPNSports ☑️Follow me on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/zspn_sports ☑️Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zspn_sports ☑️Check out my podcast, ZSPN, on Spotify! https://open.spotify.com/show/7hRfH2WzMhoKzgFyftUz1l ☑️Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3I60o3Wt-X421fEiJSjziA/join 💜GO LAKERS💛