As Kawhi Leonard and the Toronto Raptors are competing in the 2019 NBA playoffs, the Los Angeles Lakers are preparing for the 2019 NBA Draft and free agency.
Still without a president of basketball operations and head coach, the Lakers will need to quickly find replacements in order to stabilize themselves.
While the Lakers will have $38 million in cap space, there will be stiff competition from the Los Angeles Clippers, Brooklyn Nets, and New York Knicks.
Although there have been conflicting reports about Leonard, there appears to be one constant heading into July 1, according to Brian Windhorst of ESPN:
“A lot of people in the NBA think that Kawhi is out of there, but it’s not because of anything the Raptors did.