Thursday was a big day for the Los Angeles Lakers. After some speculation, they were able to trade the contracts necessary to the Washington Wizards to clear enough cap space for a max free agent.
Now that Lakers have the money to sign a max level free agent, the Lakers rumors are swirling profusely. Some of the top free agents seemed a bit hesitant to commit to meeting with the Lakers because of the cap situation, but that is now not an issue.
A lot of credit has to go out to Rob Pelinka for pulling off the Davis trade, and giving the team enough money to sign a max level free agent.