Gabe Vincent to be included in Lakers trade talks to acquire a big man
Having acquired the wing defender they sought in Finney-Smith, the next item for the Lakers on their list is a backup center. The Lakers will continue to try and acquire Wizards center Jonas Valanciunas or another backup center on the trade market with their remaining future second-round draft capital, and Gabe Vincent is expected to be dangled in talks as well, league sources told HoopsHype.
Source: HoopsHype
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Anthony Davis has been upgraded to probable for tonight’s game.
LeBron (illness) and Gabe Vincent (oblique) are questionable. - 2:24 PM
JJ Redick said Gabe Vincent will have further evaluation on his oblique injury to determine how much time he will miss, if any, after sitting out the second half vs. SAC. - 1:15 AM
Sean Cunningham @SeanCunningham
Gabe Vincent (oblique strain) and Cam Reddish (back spasm) are questionable to return tonight for the Lakers - 12:05 AM
Cam Reddish (back spasm) is available to return.
Gabe Vincent (oblique strain) is out. - 12:05 AM
The Lakers say that Cam Reddish (back spasm) and Gabe Vincent (oblique strain) are both questionable to return in the second half. Dalton Knecht started the 3rd Q in Vincent’s place - 11:55 PM
Lakers’ starters vs. Sacramento:
Austin Reaves
Gabe Vincent
Max Christie
Rui Hachimura
Anthony Davis
Record as starters: 0-1 - 10:13 PM
Gabe Vincent will start tonight with LeBron missing the game, bumping Max Christie up to the 3. - 8:56 PM
JJ Redick says that Gabe Vincent will start tonight in LeBron James place vs Kings - 8:56 PM
More on this storyline
Dave McMenamin: Gabe Vincent (hip) did not practice today, per JJ Redick. Redick added that Jaxson Hayes (ankle) is probable to play for the first time since late November. Jarred Vanderbilt (foot injuries) also participated in the non-contact portion of practice. -via Twitter @mcten / December 30, 2024
How does L.A. fix what still ails it? This deal removes the largest expiring contract the Lakers could use in any future trade. Anything they do now would have to rely on aggregating multiple contracts that go beyond this season and, most likely, would carry negative value to receiving teams: Gabe Vincent, Rui Hachimura and Jarred Vanderbilt. Those three and Jalen Hood-Schifino’s expiring $3.9 million deal can combine to make $43.6 million in outbound salary and could take back roughly the same amount while keeping L.A. under the collective bargaining agreement’s second apron (remember, the Lakers would have to backfill empty roster spots in a four-for-one or three-for-one trade). That amount is enough to match the salaries of most of the star players they’d be considering. Zach LaVine, for instance, makes $43 million; Anfernee Simons makes $25.9 million; LaMelo Ball (sure, let’s go there) makes $35.1 million; and De’Aaron Fox (what the heck, let’s go there, too) makes $34.5 million. -via New York Times / December 30, 2024
Sean Cunningham: Lakers say Gabe Vincent will not return with the oblique strain but Cam Reddish is available to return despite the back spasm. -via Twitter @SeanCunningham / December 29, 2024
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