NBA trade rumor: Lakers are linked to add $90 million Luka Doncic’s Mavericks teammate in a blockbuster deal
Lakers insider Jovan Buha has floated a trade sending Dallas Mavericks forward P.J. Washington to the Los Angeles Lakers to reunite with Luka Doncic. Washington, 27, is locked into a four-year, $90 million extension paying $19.8 million in 2026-27. Dallas' frontcourt logjam, worsened by drafting Morez Johnson Jr. and trading for Santi Aldama, makes Washington a realistic trade chip. A hypothetical package built by BasketNews sends Jarred Vanderbilt, Dalton Knecht and a 2031 Wizards second-rounder back to Dallas.
Lakers insider Jovan Buha has floated a trade sending Dallas Mavericks forward P.J. Washington to the Los Angeles Lakers to reunite with Luka Doncic. Washington, 27, is locked into a four-year, $90 million extension paying $19.8 million in 2026-27. Dallas' frontcourt logjam, worsened by drafting Morez Johnson Jr. and trading for Santi Aldama, makes Washington a realistic trade chip. A hypothetical package built by BasketNews sends Jarred Vanderbilt, Dalton Knecht and a 2031 Wizards second-rounder back to Dallas.
