Kendrick perkins, a former nba center and current espn analyst, has reported that the los angeles lakers are getting a “superstar” this summer. Perkins isn’t allowed to reveal who the protagonist is. Donovan mitchell of the cleveland cavaliers, trae young of the atlanta hawks, and kyrie irving of the dallas mavericks have been linked to the lakers. Young has the same agent (rich paul of klutch sports group) as lakers’ lebron james and anthony davis, so many people think he’s the player perkins is talking about.
According to a report by hoops wire, the lakers will aggressively pursue a young trade this summer. In august 2021, young agreed to a five-year, $215 million contract with the hawks. Next season, he’ll make $43 million, and $45 million in 2025-26. Young has 26.7 points, 2.7 rebounds, and 10.9 assists this season, while shooting 42.7% from the field, 37.1% from beyond the arc, and 85.8% from the free-throw line. In 50 games, he has 35 double-digits. Irving, who played three seasons with lebron on the cavaliers, is averaging 25.5 points, 5.2 rebounds, and 5.5 assists this season, while shooting 49.1% from the field, 41.4% from beyond the arc, and 87.8% from the free-throw line.
Last summer, he was hoping to reunite with lebron james on the lakers or mavericks. Mitchell has 28.4 points, 5.4 rebounds, and 6.3 assists this season, while shooting 47.3% from the field, 36.1% from beyond the arc, and 86.4% from the free-throw line. Since cleveland lost to the new york knicks in the first round of the 2023 playoffs in five games, his future with the cavaliers has been a hot topic in nba circles. Lebron has long wanted a star ball-handling sidekick, as evidenced by the lakers’ unsuccessful bid for damian lillard in the summer of 2021 and their trade for russell westbrook.
Irving was requested to be acquired by the lakers in the summer of 2022, at the 2023 trade deadline, and again last summer. If lebron declines his $51.4 million player offer, he will become an unrestricted free agent this offseason. The lakers want the akron hammer to retire with them, according to the lakers.
