According to Michael Scotto of Hoops Hype, the Lakers are one team that has interest in trading for Richards. "Richards has a $5 million non-guaranteed salary for the 2025-26 season expected to be ...

It looks like the Lakers may be essentially punting on the 2025-26 season in order to do something big a little later.

According to Chris Haynes, there haven't been any trade discussions between LeBron James' camp and the Lakers.