The Los Angeles Lakers have been all-in on successful titles since LeBron James joined the crew, and the 2024-25 NBA season is not any completely different.
Regardless of not making any trades within the offseason, the Lakers are nonetheless anticipated to chase after a title and have thus far proven some promise underneath new head coach JJ Redick.
Los Angeles has proven extra group on the offensive finish, whereas defensively, Anthony Davis has stored the crew afloat.
Sadly, it nonetheless feels just like the Lakers are a chunk or two away from actually competing with the highest of the league.
Certainly one of their largest wants is one other heart to pair with Davis, because the crew is sort of small within the frontcourt as at the moment constructed.
With that in thoughts, it seems that Los Angeles has two gamers in thoughts.
“Jonas Valanciunas and Brook Lopez are two targets on the Lakers’ ‘internal board.’ D’Angelo Russell is expected to be available as ‘outgoing salary,’” Jake Fischer of Bleacher Report reported, by way of Legion Hoops.
D’Angelo Russell is predicted to be obtainable as “outgoing salary”. pic.twitter.com/6NwNXh4g1o
Valanciunas and Lopez have lengthy been linked to the Lakers, and it seems the entrance workplace might be extra severe about buying one in every of them earlier than the commerce deadline.
The Lakers don’t have a lot by way of wage to supply in offers, so it’s no shock that Russell’s identify comes up most often in commerce talks.
The guard alone may not be sufficient to entice a crew to commerce, although the Lakers may sweeten a cope with draft picks.
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