It is worth noting that the Clippers had all the advantages over the Lakers in re-signing Harrell if they wanted to.
The reigning Sixth Man of the Year victor was asked on the call whether the Clippers, the team he played for the past three seasons, wanted him back.
As part of a cap clearing move, ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reported that the Lakers would trade McGee to the Cleveland Cavaliers. Aside from him, they also acquired Dennis Schroder, Wes Matthews and Marc Gasol.
On Sunday, the Lakers announced the signing of Marc, 35, who was originally drafted by Los Angeles before his rights were shipped to Memphis, ironically, in the trade that brought Pau to the Lakers.
It's a business and some National Basketball Association players go about things differently.
The Lakers will guarantee $580,000 of Bell's salary, waive him and use the stretch provision to space the money owed to him over the next three years, league sources told Marks.
Last season with the Lakers, McGee averaged 5.7 rebounds and 6.6 points.
McKinnie was claimed off waivers by the Cavs in 2019 and signed multiple 10-day contracts before signing a multi-year contract in February.
Harrell could help the Lakers potentially win back-to-back titles, especially after the team lost Dwight Howard in free agency to the 76ers.
"I'm blessed to be on a team that was strong enough and deep enough to win the tournament and the championship past year".
After his best regular season as a pro, Harrell received criticism for his postseason play in the bubble while he was grieving the death of his grandmother, to whom he was extremely close.
The 2012-13 Defensive Player of the Year, Gasol remains a stalwart on that end of the floor.
The Clippers took their sweet time of re-signing Harrell.
