The tone of Sunday's messaging was such that it’s fair to wonder how the LeBron-Lakers partnership will go from here.

Minutes later, they reportedly agreed to a deal with Jake LaRavia, a forward who finished the 2024-25 season with the Sacramento Kings. LaRavia will reportedly receive a two-year deal worth $12 million from the Lakers.

After signing Myles Turner, the Milwaukee Bucks decided to waive and stretch Damian Lillard to open up cap space. That has given the Los Angeles Lakers a major opportunity. Adding Lillard would be a very intriguing option for the Lakers.

According to Eric Nehm, Sam Amick and Joe Vardon of The Athletic, Lillard is now a player the Lakers are interested in. Not surprisingly, league sources say Lillard received calls

To that end, there is a potential trade target to keep a close eye on. Dorian Finney-Smith left the Lakers to sign a four-year, $53 million contract with the Houston Rockets. Could the two teams work out some kind of a sign-and-trade that would send a player back to Los Angeles?

This reportedly isn't the first time Jazz CEO Danny Ainge's asking price has gotten in the way of a potential deal to bring Kessler to the Lakers. ESPN's Dave McMenamin recently r

As the Lakers look to close in on a center option, it appears that the Jazz's asking price for Walker Kessler is still high.