Lakers hit with brutal sign and trade update for ex-Warriors NBA champion Jonathan Kuminga
Lakers hit with brutal sign and trade update for ex-Warriors NBA champion Jonathan Kuminga originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Los Angeles Lakers have been in full pursuit of Jonathan Kuminga since LeBron James informed the team that he would not be returning. It has been an interesting summer for the Lakers, to say the least. Los Angeles has been trying to create enough financial flexibility to bring in Kuminga but has yet to find a way to make it happen. At the very least, the Lakers have already made an offer to the NBA champion. “The Lakers have offered Jonathan Kuminga a contract via sign-and-trade that would pay him around $45 million. Los Angeles is willing to send Jarred Vanderbilt alongside draft capital to the Hawks for Kuminga, who must sign at least a three-year deal in sign-and-trade agreements," NBA reporter Evan Sidery wrote. However, the Cleveland Cavaliers are also pursui...