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Lakers Now Operating Over the Cap. How will this Affect More Offseason Moves?
On Sunday, the Lakers announced the official signings of Austin Reaves and Collin Sexton, following a CBA-mandated order of operations that contains no surprises, but also cements them as a team operating over the cap, meaning any new additions of significance (short of a killer veteran's minimum signing) must happen via trade. This matters because the Lakers are both short on proven wing players and trade assets. The Lakers are currently heavily linked to Hawks free agent forward Jonathan Kuminga and more lightly to Dallas forward PJ Washington. More names will certainly emerge, but in any…
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