A little earlier this week, Khobi Price of the California Post reported that the Los Angeles Lakers and forward Jonathan ****** inga have mutual interest and that the Atlanta Hawks, ****** inga's last team, are open to a sign-and-trade deal. Price wrote that the Hawks are willing to do a trade "around the framework" of Jarred Vanderbilt and a 2032 first-round pick swap coming in from Los Angeles.
But NBA insider Jake Fischer is saying something different about the situation. He wrote on "The Stein Line" Substack that while the Lakers are hoping to land ****** inga for Vanderbilt and a pick swap, that's not what Atlanta wants in return, and that a third team may have to get involved.
"While ****** inga and his representation have held ongoing dialogue with the Lakers about a potential role alongside Luka Dončić, sources say that the Hawks are seeking more than the Lakers can offer to this point," Fischer wrote.
"It's believed that the Lakers hope to package their lone tradeable first-round pick swap left over in 2032 along with Jarred Vanderbilt in a sign-and-trade proposal for ****** inga. Sources say Atlanta, however, has not considered taking back Vanderbilt in a deal that sends out ****** inga.
"There are said to be multi-team scenarios that the Lakers could pursue that offload Vanderbilt to a different team than Atlanta. That would help the Lakers provide ****** inga with an offer richer than the two-year, $20 million deal that sources say they originally presented him.
But NBA insider Jake Fischer is saying something different about the situation. He wrote on "The Stein Line" Substack that while the Lakers are hoping to land ****** inga for Vanderbilt and a pick swap, that's not what Atlanta wants in return, and that a third team may have to get involved.
"While ****** inga and his representation have held ongoing dialogue with the Lakers about a potential role alongside Luka Dončić, sources say that the Hawks are seeking more than the Lakers can offer to this point," Fischer wrote.
"It's believed that the Lakers hope to package their lone tradeable first-round pick swap left over in 2032 along with Jarred Vanderbilt in a sign-and-trade proposal for ****** inga. Sources say Atlanta, however, has not considered taking back Vanderbilt in a deal that sends out ****** inga.
"There are said to be multi-team scenarios that the Lakers could pursue that offload Vanderbilt to a different team than Atlanta. That would help the Lakers provide ****** inga with an offer richer than the two-year, $20 million deal that sources say they originally presented him.
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