The Los Angeles Lakers might not be done revamping their roster after an offseason that has seen the team lose a rotation's worth of players.

The Lakers went into this offseason with a clear goal in mind: get pieces who better fit around Luka Doncic.

Since trading for Doncic, the team has tried to make a three-star system work with Doncic, LeBron James, and Austin Reaves as he’s turned into an All-Star-caliber player. While they’ve had some success, they’ve gone 5-10 in the playoffs, and something needed to change.

The change came when LeBron left the team this offseason, which led to a complete lineup overhaul.

Gone are LeBron James, Luke Kennard, Marcus Smart, Rui Hachimura, Deandre Ayton, and Jaxson Hayes.

Arriving are Walker Kessler, Quentin Grimes, Collin Sexton, Sandro Mamukelashvili, Kevon Looney, Jaden Hardy, Ziaire Williams, Matisse Thybulle and rookie Cameron Carr. 

Since the start of free agency, the Lakers have been linked to Jonathan Kuminga, who is an unrestricted free agent after the Atlanta Hawks declined his team option. The Lakers reportedly offered Kuminga a deal worth $10 million annually at the start of free agency, but Kuminga was hoping to land more money.

The Lakers proceeded with their offseason plans, and now the only way to acquire Kuminga is through a sign-and-trade.

On the Hoop Collective podcast, ESPN NBA Insider Brian Windhorst gave an update on Kuminga and the Lakers, noting that the Lakers could still work out a sign-and-trade with the Hawks, but that the Hawks would be paying a tax bill if they took back salary, which he doesn’t believe they want to do, and that they would have to really like the deal in order to pay that tax.

On top of that, a sign-and-trade would limit Kuminga to a three-year deal with no player option, which wouldn’t give him control of his contract.

Windhorst did mention Jaden Hardy as a possibility for Atlanta.

The Hawks would likely prefer Hardy over Jarred Vanderbilt, as the former makes $6 million with a team option compared to Vanderbilt’s $12.4 million with a player option. The Hawks would be into the tax with either player, but Hardy comes with less commitment.

Since Kuminga needs a sign-and-trade to get the money he’s looking for, the Hawks hold the cards in this scenario. If they don’t want a player, whether it’s for roster purposes or money purposes, they don’t have to do the deal.

Kuminga is an unrestricted free agent, and the Hawks don’t have to make a move happen to appease him.