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Trade Radar · open rumor · Tuesday, October 20 · 24 h ago

Pacific Notes: Green, Lendeborg, Simmons, Bridges, Lakers

via hoopsrumorsRead the original report ↗

After signing a one-year contract with the Warriors in free agency this summer, Draymond Green will become an unrestricted free agent again during the 2027 offseason. The veteran forward/center, who has played for Golden State since entering the NBA in 2012, remains hopeful that he’ll get to finish his playing career with the Warriors, but […]

Confidence
44%
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Corroboration+0nobody else has reported this yet
Age−11 day old · a rumor loses 1.2 points a day, up to 25
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Who it involves
Draymond Green
Draymond Green
Warriors · F-C · 8.4 pts · 5.5 reb · 5.5 ast
Cap hit 2026-27: $27.68M · expiring
Golden State Warriors
$219.8M · above the first apron · 15 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 →
Draymond Green → Lakers
Send out at least $20.18M
The Lakers are in the tax, so to take on $27.68M they need to send out $20.18M or more under the outgoing + $7.5M rule.

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