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After learning they lost out on Leonard, the Lakers sprung into action and secured former Raptors wing Danny Green on a two-year deal worth $30 million and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope on a two-year deal worth $16 million.
The Lakers also signed Quinn Cook, Javale McGee and DeMarcus Cousins on Saturday morning. The Lakers agreed to a one-year deal with Cousins, who spent last season on a one-year contract with the Golden State Warriors as he recovered from an Achilles tear he sustained the year before. Cousins didn't play until mid-January and started in all 30 games he played for the Warriors. Cousins also missed a significant portion of the playoffs this spring with a torn quadriceps muscle. The Lakers agreed to a two-year, $6-million deal with Cook while McGee will get a two-year contract for $8.5 million.
They’ll join LeBron James, Anthony Davis, Kyle Kuzma, Troy Daniels, Jared Dudley and second-round draft pick Talen Horton-Tucker on the Lakers’ roster.
Of course, while waiting for Leonard, many players they could have targeted signed with other teams.
You have to wonder how much Magic Johnson’s ugly departure from the team played into Leonard’s decision. I mean, when the most prominent player in team history says the current GM is a back-stabber, that has to make you think twice about going there, doesn’t it?
After learning they lost out on Leonard, the Lakers sprung into action and secured former Raptors wing Danny Green on a two-year deal worth $30 million and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope on a two-year deal worth $16 million.
The Lakers also signed Quinn Cook, Javale McGee and DeMarcus Cousins on Saturday morning. The Lakers agreed to a one-year deal with Cousins, who spent last season on a one-year contract with the Golden State Warriors as he recovered from an Achilles tear he sustained the year before. Cousins didn't play until mid-January and started in all 30 games he played for the Warriors. Cousins also missed a significant portion of the playoffs this spring with a torn quadriceps muscle. The Lakers agreed to a two-year, $6-million deal with Cook while McGee will get a two-year contract for $8.5 million.
They’ll join LeBron James, Anthony Davis, Kyle Kuzma, Troy Daniels, Jared Dudley and second-round draft pick Talen Horton-Tucker on the Lakers’ roster.
Of course, while waiting for Leonard, many players they could have targeted signed with other teams.
You have to wonder how much Magic Johnson’s ugly departure from the team played into Leonard’s decision. I mean, when the most prominent player in team history says the current GM is a back-stabber, that has to make you think twice about going there, doesn’t it?
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