Now that the Los Angeles Lakers have bought out the final two years of the contract Luol Deng signed with their prior front office in the ill-fated summer of 2016, it’s natural to start wondering what the team will do with their extra cap space and roster spot.
Given that Deng gave up nearly $7.5 million in order to become a free agent (giving the Lakers $38 million in cap space for next summer), it seems clear that the team is firmly hunting for stars in 2019 free agency, if that wasn’t clear already.