Portland Trail Blazers guard Derek Anderson, a likely casualty of the NBA's luxury-tax amnesty provision, has emerged as a leading free-agent candidate to sign with the Lakers, sources said Tuesday.

Anderson, who is under contract to Portland for two more years and $18.8 million, could be released as early as today. The deadline for teams to take advantage of the provision, part of the league's new collective bargaining agreement, is Aug. 15.

With the NBA's moratorium period on player movement ending Tuesday morning, the Lakers also officially acquired Kwame Brown in a sign-and-trade deal with the Washington Wizards. Brown, the No. 1 overall pick in 2001, and the Lakers face the Wizards on Dec. 26.

The Lakers also signed guard Smush Parker, who will get the chance to make the team out of training camp.