League sources say that the Lakers’ interest in Hunter, meanwhile, has been repeatedly overstated this week. The teams have certainly talked during this transaction cycle, but the purple and gold are reticent to jeopardize their upcoming financial flexibility in the offseason by absorbing Hunter’s $24.9 million salary for next season.
The Cavaliers are known to be looking to shed Hunter’s contract to reduce their luxury tax bill and in a nod to the emergence of Jaylon Tyson.