NBA fans and enthusiasts are still following J.R. Smith's re-signing with Cleveland Cavaliers. Reports have it that Cavs already offered a competitive deal to their former shooting guard. However, up to now, there is no progress on the potential Cavs-Smith reunion. Meanwhile, a new report suggests that Los Angeles Lakers are also interested in acquiring J.R. Smith.
There's a growing number of teams showing interests to Cleveland Cavaliers' shooting guard J.R. Smith. Previous reports suggest that the delay on Smith's re-signing with Cavs was their disagreement over his pay. However, others claim that Smith's concern was the length of contract since Cavs wish to have a shorter deal.
As for the concern of J.R. Smith's pay, Cleveland Cavaliers offered a $10 million deal. However, the player demanded $15 million. The NBA champ last season did not feel the need to increase their offer since according to them, no other team in the NBA league was bidding for Smith.
However, just recently there are rumors swirling that Boston Celtics is interested in signing J.R. Smith. Aside from Celtics, there are rumors that Los Angeles Lakers will join the bidding for Smith.
According to Sports Rageous, LA Lakers are eyeing J.R. Smith. However, at the time, the team is already over the salary cap after signing Timofey Mozgov and Luol Deng in huge contracts.
Meanwhile, HNGN reported that Lakers might trade Jordan Clarkson. The report stressed that Clarkson roll will be reduced to a bench player this NBA season. LA Lakers will focus on their rising star D'Angelo Russell and might trade Jordan Clarkson.
If Lakers will push a trade involving Jordan Clarkson, the team might have enough space to acquire J.R. Smith. However, many are concerned that this might affect Smith's performance negatively. Reports claim that J.R. Smith has the tendency to lose focus when playing for a losing team after being part of Cavs, which just won an NBA title last season.
Do you believe that Los Angeles Lakers is trading Jordan Clarkson? Do you agree that J.R. Smith's joining a losing team could affect his performance? Should Cleveland Cavaliers push to re-sign Smith? Share your thoughts in the comment section below.
