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NBA free agency - LeBron's next move, Denver's deals, more intel - ESPN

The opening week of NBA free agency has, for the most part, been dominated by someone who isn't even a free agent.

Not only is LeBron James not a free agent, but he actively chose not to be.

«We understand the difficulty in winning now while preparing for the future. We do want to evaluate what's best for LeBron at this stage in his life and career,» Klutch Sports CEO Rich Paul told ESPN's Shams Charania.

So where could James and the Los Angeles Lakers be headed this summer? We'll dive into L.A.'s latest saga plus other news and notes from around the association, with the first few days of free agency in the books.

After making Jake LaRavia their top priority in free agency — there was actually a small bidding war for the young backup forward among several teams, sources told ESPN — the Lakers were holding about $8 million with the remains of their midlevel exception and watching center options such as Brook Lopez and Clint Capela come off the board.

Teams who had centers available were keeping their price for the Lakers high when they called, sources said, after they had established what they were willing to pay for Mark Williams (in February's rescinded trade). In case you forgot, that price was:

a young player (2024 first-rounder Dalton Knecht)

L.A.'s unprotected first-round pick in 2031

L.A.'s unprotected pick swap in 2030

That was a sign of the desperation the Lakers felt to get a center to pair with Luka Doncic. And, five months later, the Lakers still found themselves without one. That was the case until the Lakers agreed to sign Deandre Ayton on Wednesday, once he cleared waivers following his mildly surprising buyout from the Portland Trail Blazers.

Ayton is far from a perfect option. There's a reason he was

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