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Lakers working the trade market, Pacific Division roundup
The Lakers are exploring the trade market and got Walker Kessler back in preseason, while the Clippers, Suns, and Kings keep tweaking their rosters.
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No Pacific Division team took the floor yesterday, but front offices were busy tightening rosters ahead of opening night. The Los Angeles Lakers sit at the center of trade chatter, while the Clippers, Suns, and Kings focus on the back end of their depth charts. In preseason standings, the Golden State Warriors lead the division at 3-2, followed by the LA Clippers (2-1), the Lakers (2-2), the Phoenix Suns (1-3), and the Sacramento Kings (0-4).
Lakers probe trade options and get Kessler back
Jake Fischer of The Stein Line reports that the Bucks and Lakers are among the teams actively gauging the trade market this fall. In his latest update, Fischer adds that Milwaukee and Los Angeles have held exploratory talks with each other about a potential deal. As Hoops Rumors notes, the Lakers, Bucks, and Grizzlies are all exploring trade possibilities as they try to address existing roster crunches.
On the court, Walker Kessler made his long-awaited Lakers preseason debut, nearly a year after his last NBA appearance, according to ESPN’s Dave McMenamin via Hoops Rumors. Kessler posted 11 points and nine rebounds in just 16 minutes against the Golden State Warriors, an encouraging first step back for the big man.
Clippers tweak camp deals, Suns to keep Bouyea
The LA Clippers continued to adjust their camp roster, announcing the signings of Miye Oni and Nathan Mensah to non-guaranteed Exhibit 10 contracts and waiving Fletcher Loyer, who was also on an Exhibit 10 deal, per Hoops Rumors. In another preseason contest in Los Angeles, Nuggets guard Julian Strawther injured his left leg against the Clippers and is scheduled to undergo an MRI, Nuggets head coach David Adelman told reporters, as relayed by The Denver Post and Hoops Rumors.
In Phoenix, the Suns plan to keep Jamaree Bouyea into the regular season, according to John Gambadoro of Arizona Sports 98.7, as cited by Hoops Rumors. The 27-year-old point guard has performed well in preseason, and his minimum-salary contract will remain non-guaranteed until January even if he makes the regular season roster.
Kings lock in Leaky Black on two-way deal
The Sacramento Kings converted forward Leaky Black’s Exhibit 10 contract to a two-way deal, the team announced in a press release, as reported by Hoops Rumors. Sacramento had an open two-way slot available, so no corresponding roster move was required, a small but meaningful step for Black as the Kings continue to search for their first preseason win.