Although the Los Angeles Lakers are currently preparing for the 2019 NBA Draft on June 20, all of the attention naturally remains on 2019 NBA free agency on June 30.
Heading into the most important offseason in team history, the Lakers have the No. 4 pick and a max contract slot.
While the ideal situation is to sign a free agent, it appears Los Angeles may have to trade for a second All-Star player.
Despite Kevin Durant suffering an Achilles injury, the Lakers are among teams still expected to offer him a max contract on June 30, according to David Aldridge of The Athletic:
League sources Tuesday made it plain: Durant’s injury, whether short-term or longer, has done little to cool the ardor of his most dogged free agent pursuers.