Nightly Notable: Anthony Davis | Dec. 8

The Los Angeles Lakers and Atlanta Hawks have discussed the framework of a trade for Dejounte Murray involving D’Angelo Russell, Jalen Hood-Schifino, a 2029 first-round draft pick, and more draft compensation, sources told Jovan Buha of The Athletic.

Buha adds that talks stalled out but are expected to pick up as the trade deadline nears.

The Lakers plan to use the time leading up to the deadline to continue to assess the roster before making a deal.

Austin Reaves is close to untouchable in any potential trade talks.

Murray was linked with the Bucks earlier on Friday.

It had already been reported that in the new CBA that teams above the newly created second luxury tax apron would have restrictions on acquiring players. Those teams will lose the Taxpayer Mid-Level Exception and will be restricted to re-signing their own players, draft picks and players via the minimum exception.

In addition, there will be further restrictions on the NBA’s most expensive teams. Those teams will not be able to send cash out in trades, trade first-round picks within a seven-year window and will not be able to sign players on the buyout market.

In addition, trade rules will be tweaked for those teams. Teams that are above the second tax apron, set at $17.5 million above the tax line, will not be able to receive more money in a trade than they send out.

That trade restriction could have impacted several recent high-profile deals. That includes Kevin Durant to the Phoenix Suns, Kyrie Irving to the Dallas Mavericks and James Harden to the Brooklyn Nets.