After a series of moves, the Los Angeles Lakers will head into free agency with enough cap space to pursue max-level free agents like Kawhi Leonard and Kyrie Irving.
After a difficult finish to the 2018-2019 NBA season that saw the team besieged by injuries and trade rumors, general manager Rob Pelinka will have the opportunity to put together something truly special.
On this episode of the Lakers Nation Podcast, host Trevor Lane details everything one needs to know prior to the start of free agency. After being criticized publicly for the way he negotiated the Anthony Davis trade and the salary cap implications of it, has Pelinka earned the trust of Lakers fans now that he pulled off the trade and the intricate process of also shedding the contracts of Moritz Wagner, Jemerrio Jones, and Isaac Bonga?