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Lakers Q&A: How Does LA Land A Starting Forward? Next Steps & More
07 July 2026

Lakers Q&A: How Does LA Land A Starting Forward? Next Steps & More

Buha's Block with Jovan Buha

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Jovan Buha discusses how the Los Angeles Lakers can add a starting forward, including their pathways, targets, and the importance of order of operations.

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TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 Intro

3:55 The Lakers' pathways to landing a starting forward

7:11 LA's trade assets

8:03 Lakers trade candidates

11:30 LA's order of operations using additional cap space

14:01 LA's order of operations above the cap

15:36 Trade rules above the cap (depending on outgoing salary)

19:13 Potential trade forward/wing targets

31:33 Potential FA forward/wing targets

35:15 Potential FA center targets

38:41 LA's order of operations without a trade

40:25 Recap

41:22 Outro