[The Clippers] had let it be known that they did not want to sign [Harrell] to a $70 million or $80 million deal,” Amick quoted an anonymous scout as saying. “They were more than happy to do a sign-and-trade if someone was interested [in free agency]. They had put that out there. And the Lakers swooped in and said, ‘You know what? We’ll save you the trouble.

這位匿名接受采訪的NBA球探表示：快艇已經告知其他球隊，他們不想以7000萬或8000萬的合同續約Harrell，如果有人對他感興趣，快艇非常樂意進行先簽後換，他們放出了這個消息，就在那時。 湖人突然衝出來說，你知道嗎？ 我們幫你解決這個麻煩。  他（Harrell）接受了湖人2年1890萬美元的合約，在我看來，這不僅僅是一次補強，還從最大競爭對手那裡將人挖走。 我的意思是，在我看來，這是大事，一位球探說道。