If LBJ comes and PG13 does not, I think it puts the Spurs PATFO in a jam. If Kiwi could be had by any other team than LA (his preferred destination), Boston would have poached him by now. My guess is RC doesn't like the deals he's being presented with.
Lakers will sign some vets this year on 1-year deals, and preserve their cap space for a max player. Kiwi will certainly want to join then.
Remember, RC will get bent over if he waits and tries to trade Kiwi at the deadline. Everybody and they mamma will offer yall scraps for your franchise player. The alternative?
He buys a 1-way ticket to LAX next summer, only to return in a Laker uni.