{"id":4410,"date":"2024-11-01T03:16:01","date_gmt":"2024-11-01T03:16:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotnews.azontree.com\/?p=4410"},"modified":"2024-11-01T03:16:01","modified_gmt":"2024-11-01T03:16:01","slug":"breaking-lakers-named-suitor-for-projected-22-million-young-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotnews.azontree.com\/?p=4410","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Lakers Named Suitor for Projected $22 Million Young Center.."},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\" class=\"wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"h-responsive\">\n<figure class=\"h-responsive__inner\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-featured-image size-featured-image wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-2174544365-e1730381689678.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-2174544365-e1730381689678.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-2174544365-e1730381689678.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-2174544365-e1730381689678.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Los Angeles Lakers, Day'Ron Sharpe\" width=\"780\" height=\"438\" data-img-load-time=\"98\" data-dom-ready-time=\"162\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-credit\">Getty<\/span>Rob Pelinka and J.J. Redick looking ahead<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The\u00a0Los Angeles Lakers\u00a0have played well to start the season, sitting at 3-2 overall after their 134-110 loss to the\u00a0Cleveland Cavaliers\u00a0on October 30. While the Lakers have impressed, their loss against the Cavaliers showed some glaring issues, as\u00a0Evan Mobley\u00a0and\u00a0Jarrett Allen\u00a0had big games. Mobley had 25 points, and Allen had 20 points with 17 rebounds.<\/p>\n<p>As the Lakers continue to play, they could be in the mix to trade for a center, giving them more flexibility to play\u00a0Anthony Davis\u00a0at the four.<\/p>\n<p>Eric Pincus of Bleacher Report named an interesting candidate, naming the Lakers a potential landing spot for\u00a0Brooklyn Nets\u00a0young center\u00a0Day\u2019Ron Sharpe.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter reinvesting in Nicolas Claxton this offseason, will the Nets pay to keep Day\u2019Ron Sharpe as his long-term backup? Sharpe, who will miss the start of the season with a hamstring injury, is a big-bodied center at 6\u20199\u201d, 265 pounds, who collected 6.4 rebounds in just 15.1 minutes per game last season. At 22, he needs more opportunity to blossom, which may not come in Brooklyn.<\/p>\n<div class=\"intersectionObserverRefElement\">\n<p class=\"\">\u201cThe Nets are the only franchise projected to have substantial cap room next offseason ($56-$82 million, depending on which players they choose to keep, Dorian Finney-Smith\u2019s player option and their draft position)\u2026 Although others may be able to get to cap space via trade or other means, the Nets arguably have a monopoly on true flexibility this summer,\u201d\u00a0Pincus wrote\u00a0on October 22. \u201cWith that considered, if they want to keep Sharpe, they will.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pincus predicted that Sharpe would land a $22 million, three-year deal in the offseason. If the Lakers were to trade for him now, they\u2019d have to match his $3.98 million deal this season.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Lakers Have Interest in Trading for a Center<\/h2>\n<p>The Los Angeles Lakers have been interested in trading for a center over the past few months, which is where Sharpe could come into play.<\/p>\n<p>According to Jovan Buha of The Athletic,\u00a0Walker Kessler is the guy to watch.<\/p>\n<div class=\"intersectionObserverRefElement\">\n<p class=\"\">\u201cI think we need more time to see which guys become available,\u201d\u00a0Buha said\u00a0on October 26. \u201cI think Walker Kessler is a name that the Lakers have been interested in that would make a lot of sense and would allow you to either start a two-big look or probably more realistically bring him off the bench.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, according to\u00a0Ian Begley of SNY, the\u00a0New York Knicks\u00a0offered two first-round picks for Kessler, and the\u00a0Utah Jazz\u00a0declined the offer. If the Lakers had to move two first-round picks for Kessler, Sharpe, whose price should be lower, would likely be the better player to target.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>How Sharpe Would Help the Lakers<\/h2>\n<p>Sharpe, still only 22 years old, would be an intriguing option for the Los Angeles Lakers now and in the future. The young center could play minutes next to Davis or come off the bench.<\/p>\n<p>The Lakers could like what they\u2019ve seen out of him, as he\u2019s rebounded at a high level in his young career. In 2023-24, he averaged 6.8 points and 6.4 rebounds in 15.1 minutes per game.<\/p>\n<p>With the Lakers being an older team, having a young impact player like Sharpe could go a long way.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GettyRob Pelinka and J.J. 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