The Los Angeles Lakers are adding some more depth to the roster. Shams Charania of ESPN reported that the Lakers have signed guard Jordan Goodwin to a

Hey everyone, I’m Dan Woike and welcome to The Times’ Lakers Newsletter, a place where I can take a deep breath and look back on everything that’s happened this trade season, where the Lakers and Rob Pelinka significantly rebuilt this team with three deals.

The Dallas Mavericks’ shocking trade of 25-year-old superstar Luka Dončić to the Lakers for 10-time All-Star Anthony Davis is one example of the power starting to sway back in the other direction. So was the not-as-stunning-but-still-consequential trade of Jimmy Butler from the Miami Heat to the Golden State Warriors.

The Trail Blazers would likely want to make room to have more minutes for Donovan Clingan, who they recently selected early in the 2024 NBA Draft. For the Lakers, meanwhile, Ayton could have at least some tangible valuable as a player who has postseason experience and tremendous size on the inside.

JIMMY BUTLER AND THE GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS Jimmy Butler got his way -- and his money -- and the Warriors got a star. The Heat sent their disgruntled forward to Golden State in a four-team deal. Here are the details: Warriors get: Jimmy Butler Heat get: Andrew Wiggins,