The Lakers have reached out to D’Angelo Russell’s agents to set up a meeting with the soon-to-be unrestricted free agent. According to Adrian Wojnarowski, there is mutual interest in a reunion between the All-Star guard and Los Angeles.
The Los Angeles Lakers reached out to D'Angelo Russell's agents at CAA — Austin Brown and Aaron Mintz — to set up a meeting with the All-Star guard, league sources tell ESPN. The Lakers and Russell share a mutual interest in a reunion. Lakers have the cap space to sign him.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 29, 2019
With Kyrie Irving to the Nets an almost certainty at this point, Brooklyn is expected to rescind the qualifying offer they extended to Russell. That would free him up to sign elsewhere without any restrictions.
That doesn’t necessarily mean there will be a reunion with the Lakers in Russell’s future. Los Angeles has one max spot to fill and a few other players on their list above him.
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