The Los Angeles Lakers have their first preseason game on Friday. However, this does not mean they are completely done building their roster.
While they currently don’t have the money for another veteran minimum contract due to the hard cap, they can make moves that would free up salary cap space required for that should a player like Trevor Ariza become available.
Ariza has been on quite the journey during the offseason. He finished the 2019-20 season with the Portland Trail Blazers, but within a two-week span was traded to the Houston Rockets, Detroit Pistons and finally the Oklahoma City Thunder.