With the room exception still at their disposal, the Los Angeles Lakers could set their sights on one of the following veteran free agents.
With 2018 NBA free agency winding down, the Los Angeles Lakers appear near done with their offseason spending spree. However, upon further review, they still have the room exception to work with to continue building around LeBron James.
It originally seemed like they used it on Lance Stephenson, who signed a one-year, $4.5 million deal. As it turns out, though, the Lakers just used the remaining cap space they had available to ink the abrasive wing. That means they have another $4.5 million to throw at another free agent, according to the Washington Post‘s Tim Bontemps.
So who could be the Lakers’ target with their room exception?
There’s still plenty of talent out there for the signing. Most of the big names have already been scooped up, leaving nothing but aging stars, underwhelming youngsters and overlooked veterans on the market. While that might not inspire much confidence, many of the players still available could help the Lakers compete in 2018-19.
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So let’s cut to the chase. Here are four free agents I believe could be realistic options for the Lakers’ room exception. Who knows what Magic Johnson has planned, but the signing of any of these players wouldn’t surprise me.