Charania The Lakers have discussed sending a protected 1st round pick as well as salary like a Patrick Beverley to the Pistons for Bojan Bogdanovic The holdup in that deal is that the Pistons really value Bojan

Charania I'm told over the last 24-48 hours the Lakers came to the understanding that Austin Reaves had multiple max contracts available to him in free agency The Detroit Pistons were coming aggressively for him So that's why today the Lakers stepped up to give him this deal

Charania The Boston Celtics are in some cases asking for at least four 1st round picks Giannis went for 3

Charania The big domino with the Warriors is trying to get a player like an Anthony Davis you can bring in LeBron James and Anthony Davis as a package deal Short of that theyre not really looked at right now at the top of this list

Charania Deals involving Giannis Antetokounmpo are not expected to involve a third or fourth team Bostons offer includes additional pieces on top of Jaylen Brown

Irwin The Lakers have been in contact with the Bucks and Pistons as a part of a potential multi-team deal that could send Giannis to Miami Isaiah Stewart is a name that keeps coming up in connection with the Lakers

Charania The Portland Trail Blazers arent actively pursuing Jaylen Brown and view Ja Morant as their big move