Trade Radar · open rumor · Thursday, October 22 · 6 h ago
Pacific Notes: Lue, Clippers, Kessler, Lakers, Ighodaro
Reported by Law MurrayRead the original report ↗
With Kawhi Leonard gone and Brandon Ingram, Max Strus, and Jordan Miller among several players unavailable due to injuries to open the season, Clippers head coach Tyronn Lue faces his toughest challenge yet in 2026/27, writes Law Murray of The Athletic. The Clippers got off to a good start on Wednesday, with a 121-96 win […]
Confidence
50%
| Reporter starting tier | 50 | 3 calls on the ledger, tier used until 5 |
| Corroboration | +0 | nobody else has reported this yet |
| Age | −0 | 0 days old · a rumor loses 1.2 points a day, up to 25 |
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Who it involves
Brandon Ingram
Clippers · F · 21.5 pts · 5.6 reb · 3.7 ast
Cap hit 2026-27: $40.00M · next season $41.90M
Jordan Miller
Clippers · G · 10.0 pts · 3.0 reb · 2.3 ast
Cap hit 2026-27: $5.30M · next season $5.00M
Kawhi Leonard
Raptors · F · 27.9 pts · 6.4 reb · 3.6 ast
Cap hit 2026-27: $50.30M · next season $56.10M
LA Clippers
$188.9M · over the cap · 17 contracts · cap sheet
Los Angeles Lakers
$201.3M · in the tax · 16 contracts · cap sheet
What would have to happen
Build it in the Trade Machine →Brandon Ingram → Lakers
Send out at least $31.80M
The Lakers are in the tax, so to take on $40.00M they need to send out $31.80M or more under the 125% + $250k rule.
Jordan Miller → Lakers
Send out at least $2.52M
The Lakers are in the tax, so to take on $5.30M they need to send out $2.52M or more under the 200% + $250k rule.
Kawhi Leonard → Clippers
Send out at least $40.04M
The Clippers are over the cap, so to take on $50.30M they need to send out $40.04M or more under the 125% + $250k rule.
Kawhi Leonard → Lakers
Send out at least $40.04M
The Lakers are in the tax, so to take on $50.30M they need to send out $40.04M or more under the 125% + $250k rule.
Max Strus → Lakers
Send out at least $9.16M
The Lakers are in the tax, so to take on $16.66M they need to send out $9.16M or more under the outgoing + $7.5M rule.
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