Overview
- Multiple NBA insiders reported Tuesday, June 30, that Quentin Grimes has moved from a name to watch into one of the Lakers’ primary free-agency targets.
- LeBron James told the team he will not return, a decision that ESPN’s Shams Charania says leaves the Lakers with roughly $50 million in salary-cap flexibility to spend.
- Grimes is a 6-foot-4 two-way wing who averaged about 13.4 points, 3.6 rebounds and 3.3 assists last season and is valued for his perimeter defense and three-point shooting.
- Contract details are unresolved because Philadelphia may try to retain him; Grimes earned roughly $8–8.7 million on a one-year qualifying offer and some outlets estimate a market for him near $10–$12 million annually.
- Los Angeles is pursuing multiple perimeter and frontcourt targets as it reshapes the roster around Dončić, so the next developments to watch are the size of offers the Lakers make and whether the 76ers match or trade Grimes.