About this episode

Pete and Darius discuss Jonathan Kuminga's decision to join the Minnesota T’Wolves and its implications for the Lakers.

Jonathan Kuminga has finally made a free agency decision, and he will be going to Minnesota to play for the T’Wolves. Pete and Darius discuss Kuminga’s decision, why the Lakers were more limited in the money they could offer than previously believed, how that factored into Kuminga’s decision, and where the Lakers go from here to fill their hole in the front court.

People in this episode

Host: Pete Zayas

Topics covered

• free agency
• Lakers basketball
• Kuminga decision
• NBA news
• front court
• team strategy

Keywords

• Kuminga
• Lakers
• T’Wolves
• free agency
• NBA
• basketball
• front court

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Organizations: Minnesota, T’Wolves, Lakers

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