Trade Radar · open rumor · Friday, October 23 · 8 d ago
Pacific Notes: Hachimura, Wagler, Sexton, Lakers, Monk
Reported by Janis CarrRead the original report ↗
Rui Hachimura wanted to stay with the Lakers in free agency this summer, but they told him they didn’t want to re-sign him, according to Janis Carr of The Orange County Register. Instead, the Japanese forward signed a two-year, $28MM deal with the crosstown rival Clippers. Still, Hachimura has nothing but good things to say […]
Confidence
41%
| Reporter starting tier | 50 | 1 call on the ledger, tier used until 5 |
| Corroboration | +0 | nobody else has reported this yet |
| Age | −9 | 8 days old · a rumor loses 1.2 points a day, up to 25 |
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Who it involves
Rui Hachimura
Clippers · F · 11.5 pts · 3.3 reb · 0.8 ast
Cap hit 2026-27: $14.00M · next season $14.00M
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 →Rui Hachimura → Lakers
Send out at least $6.88M
The Lakers are in the tax, so to take on $14.00M they need to send out $6.88M or more under the 200% + $250k rule.
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