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Trade Radar · open rumor · Friday, October 2 · 4 h ago

Pacific Notes: Maluach, Suns, Sabonis, Christie, Lakers

via hoopsrumorsRead the original report ↗

Suns head coach Jordan Ott is in no rush to make a decision on his starting center, telling reporters on Thursday that he wants to “let the preseason play out” before determining “a couple of days” before the team’s October 21 regular season opener whether Khaman Maluach or Oso Ighodaro will get the nod in […]

Confidence
45%
Reporter starting tier45unattributed report
Corroboration+0nobody else has reported this yet
Age−00 days old · a rumor loses 1.2 points a day, up to 25
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Who it involves
Khaman Maluach
Khaman Maluach
Suns · C · 3.0 pts · 2.9 reb · 0.1 ast
Cap hit 2026-27: $6.32M · next season $6.62M
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Oso Ighodaro
Suns · F · 6.5 pts · 5.1 reb · 2.3 ast
Cap hit 2026-27: $2.30M · next season $2.49M
Los Angeles Lakers
$204.0M · in the tax · 18 contracts · cap sheet
Phoenix Suns
$216.2M · above the first apron · 18 contracts · cap sheet

What would have to happen

Build it in the Trade Machine →
Khaman Maluach → Lakers
Send out at least $3.03M
The Lakers are in the tax, so to take on $6.32M they need to send out $3.03M or more under the 200% + $250k rule.
Oso Ighodaro → Lakers
Send out at least $1.02M
The Lakers are in the tax, so to take on $2.30M they need to send out $1.02M or more under the 200% + $250k rule.

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