Here are some news reports about the Bulls free agent who has been named as a potential target for Lakers:
DeMar DeRozan, a former Toronto Raptors star and Chicago Bulls free agent, is a potential target for the Los Angeles Lakers ¹ ² ³ ⁴. DeRozan could join the Lakers with their mid-level exception, fulfilling his lifelong dream of playing for his hometown team ¹ ³ ⁴. Notably, DeRozan admitted that he thought he was going to play for the Lakers when he entered free agency ¹.
LeBron James is willing to take a pay cut if it means the Lakers could land an “impact player” like DeRozan ². However, it would take LeBron taking a 50% pay cut, five zero, about $25 million less, to get the Lakers in position to do that ².
The Lakers likely still need to make another trade in order to be able to afford a player like Thompson or DeRozan ². Despite opting into the final season of his two-year, $36 million contract, D’Angelo Russell continues to be floated as a potential trade candidate ².
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