The Lakers enter the 2023 NBA offseason with multiple potential approaches on the table. Unfortunately, for those hoping to see a "splash" trade or top-tier signing from the Lakers, that outcome appears to be unlikely.
Although names like Damian Lillard, Kyrie Irving and Trae Young are appealing as potential fits, adding any of the three would make life miserable for the Lakers in terms of building out the rest of the roster. But if there was ever an “old reliable” trade rumor for Lakers fans to lean on, it’d be the chatter around a possible deal to bring Myles Turner and Buddy Hield to Los Angeles.
Fortunately, that’s back at the forefront of the conversation ahead of the 2023 NBA draft. The potential Lakers-Pacers deal headlined a list of five players (six if you include Kristaps Porziņģis, before he was dealt to the Celtics) that have been linked to the Lakers recently, according to The Athletic's Jovan Buha.
