After being surrounded by trade rumors for most of the off-season, the Lakers’ Andrew Bynum has reportedly stated that he isn’t interested in signing an extension with Los Angeles.
According to Adrian Wonjarowski of Yahoo! Sports, Bynum has a short list of teams he would consider if he was unable to reach an agreement with the Lakers.
Without an extension with Lakers, Andrew Bynum has a short list of teams he will consider in 2013 free agency, league sources tell Y!
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojYahooNBA) July 8, 2012
Wojnarowski went on to list two of the teams that could be interested in Bynum if a deal isn’t reached with Los Angeles.
Dallas and Cleveland are among teams with cap space that would interest Bynum in 2013 as a free agent, sources tell Y!
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojYahooNBA) July 8, 2012
This will make things more interesting in Los Angeles as fans wait to see if the exchange for Howard will take place. If not, look for the Lakers to work with Bynum on an extension to avoid the same fate currently overtaking Orlando.