Wojnarowski - Theres going to be over the next few weeks more candidates come back in and dig a little deeper on this head coaching job You know theyre nowhere close on this one - wojespn on the Lakers head coaching search

Windhorst Lakers reached out to LeBron to LeBrons representative to Rich Paul and said Wed like to have LeBron back OK But there have been no further talks as of today when I got this update LeBron has not you know made himself available to meet with the Lakers yet

Windhorst Some of the owners who are trying to get LeBron were talking to each other and were like have you heard anything Nope Have you heard anything Nope LeBron is reaching out and talking to players on some of these teams and they report back to their GM or coach Hey LeBron called

Windhorst LeBron's intention is to play and the focus right now is making a deal with the Lakers They are negotiating I think he's going to try and make a deal with the Lakers The league generally believes the two sides are going to come together

Windhorst 2 days ago the Lakers and Austin Reaves' camp were pretty far apart in their discussions about where his contract would land Then the Lakers yesterday pivoted increasing their offer somewhere in the neighbourhood of 50 per season

Buha I spoke with several Lakers people this weekend more often than not there was an acknowledgment that we might have taken a slight step back this season but this is about the longer-term vision here with building this core from the ground up around Luka and Austin

Windhorst If LeBron Doesnt Make Up His Mind Soon Hell Likely Be Out Of LA If LeBron isnt ready to make up his mind the consequence is increasing the chance of the Lakers moving on I think LeBron fully understands that