Overview

• Online odds from Bovada list the Lakers at +235 to land Alexander-Walker, with the Nets (+290) and Warriors (+425) trailing behind
• Los Angeles needs LeBron James to opt out or take a pay cut to access the $14.1 million non-taxpayer midlevel exception required to sign him
• Brooklyn’s more than $40 million in cap space would allow it to offer a midsize contract and still pursue additional roster upgrades
• Golden State is targeting a playmaking wing defender and could leverage a sign-and-trade to integrate Alexander-Walker into its system
• Minnesota’s limited payroll may force it to lose Alexander-Walker, Julius Randle and Naz Reid despite Alexander-Walker’s openness to a return