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HANG TIME NEW JERSEY — The Los Angeles Lakers might not pose much of a
threat to contend for a championship (or even a playoff berth in the Western
Conference) next year. The two guys on their roster with real talent –
Kobe Bryant and Julius Randle – are both recovering from major injuries,
and one of them will be 37 years old and taking up almost 40 percent of the
salary cap.
But the Lakers, with their sunshine, 16 championships and as much as $27.8
million in cap space, offer leverage for any potential free agents looking
to get a raise from their own team or a lucrative offer elsewhere.
Dwyane Wade could be one of those free agents. Wade has a player option this
summer and there’s already been some scuttlebutt about Wade and the Miami
Heat not seeing eye to eye about the size of a new contract.
Sports Illustrated’s Chris Mannix linked Wade and the Lakers with a pair of
tweets on Sunday …
At 33, Wade wouldn’t take the Lakers much beyond the Kobe era, which is set
to end next April. But he would make things a little more interesting in L.
A. and help the Lakers regain their status as a national TV draw.
The Heat could be one of the league’s most improved teams next season if
they can bring back Wade, Luol Deng and Goran Dragic, who all have player
options. But new and pricey contracts for all three would erase most of
their 2016 cap space. |
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