Matt Barnes is reportedly down to two suitors, with the two-time defending champion Lakers leading the pursuit.

Barnes was close to joining the Raptors earlier this week, but financial details couldn't be worked out because of the lack of sign-and-trade options between Orlando and Toronto.

Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports wrote the following on his Twitter page Thursday afternoon, "Unless Cleveland raises multi-year offer that starts around $3.5M, Matt Barnes will sign a 1-year, $1.7M deal with Lakers, sources tell Y!"