The Los Angeles Lakers wished Kawhi Leonard joined their team. After Leonard unexpectedly declined their offers to leave Toronto for the cross-town Clippers, the Lakers quickly shifted toward their back-up plan. That entailed agreeing to deals with role players that were still left in a thinning free-agent market.
Quinn Cook became one of those options by agreeing to a two-year, $6 million deal to join the Lakers, first reported by Yahoo! Sports. Cook had looked for deals elsewhere after the Warriors rescinded a $1.9 million qualifying offer on Wednesday to allow him to become an unrestricted free agent.