{"id":621545,"date":"2026-02-24T09:05:21","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T09:05:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/621545\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T09:05:21","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T09:05:21","slug":"report-kawhi-leonard-jalen-duren-among-potential-offseason-additions-for-lakers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/621545\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: Kawhi Leonard, Jalen Duren among potential offseason additions for Lakers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Report: Kawhi Leonard, Jalen Duren among potential offseason additions for Lakers<\/a> originally appeared on The Sporting News<\/a>. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Los Angeles Lakers<\/a> will be waiting for the answers on multiple player options, including Austin Reaves, Marcus Smart, and Deandre Ayton, while preparing for an eventful upcoming offseason.<\/p>\n

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With a lot of questions that are yet to be determined for the Lakers organization moving forward, they could be in line for some blockbuster deals.<\/p>\n

Los Angeles has been projected to have around $50 million in cap space this summer. Rumors are starting to circulate, and the Los Angeles Clippers<\/a>‘ Kawhi Leonard and the Detroit Pistons<\/a>‘ Jalen Duren are two names that have emerged as free agent prospects for the Lakers.<\/p>\n

Clippers’ Kawhi Leonard and Pistons’ Jalen Duren labeled as potential Lakers additions<\/p>\n

According to Yossi Gozlan of The Third Apron<\/a>, the Lakers are a team that could trade for the Clippers’ Kawhi Leonard or potentially sign the Pistons’ Jalen Duren to a long-term deal this offseason.<\/p>\n

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Leonard, 34, is on pace for a career-high in points per game (28.0) while adding 6.4 rebounds, 3.7 assists, and 2.0 blocks per outing.<\/p>\n

Gozlan says that if Leonard is unable to continue his Clippers tenure after the NBA-Aspiration scandal<\/a>, the Lakers could trade for him and the $50.3 million he is owed in the 2026-27 season.<\/p>\n

As for Duren, 22, he is expected to have a large payday after earning his first All-Star bid in the final year of his rookie contract with the Pistons.<\/p>\n

While averaging 17.8 points and 10.5 rebounds while shooting 63.0 percent from the field, Detroit may have to let him walk in restricted free agency this offseason. Reports have projected<\/a> Duren to get an extension that could be worth over $180 million over five years.<\/p>\n

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The Lakers will have some money to work with. It will be up to the front office to determine what void they would like to address in just a few months.<\/p>\n

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