According to previous reports, Grimes did not appear on the 76ers' flight to Abu Dhabi, and the Philadelphia 76ers also rejected the request to postpone the qualification quotation deadline (October 1) from Grimes' agent David Bowman.

Net Martin forwarded the above report and asked online: "Does Grimes have a chance to join the Lakers????👀"

Lakers team reporter Trevor Lane replied: "Unless it is extremely unlikely to sign first and then exchange, the Lakers cannot sign directly because they are approaching the first rich line."

Another Lakers reporter Buha said: "I fully agree that even if the 76ers decide to trade Grimes, the Lakers lack chips that the other party is interested in. If there is a bidding war, other teams can provide better quotations."