After winning the NBA’s inaugural in-season tournament, the Los Angeles Lakers have dropped 10 of their last 14 games. A Jan. 3 loss to the Miami Heat dropped them below the .500 mark for the first time since Nov. 10, and for many fans, the tailspin has led to dreams of a significant potential trade deadline move.
But it appears shaking things up in a big way isn’t quite what the Lakers front office has in mind right now—it’s just the opposite, according to ESPN’s Brian Windhorst.
Windhorst stated that the Lakers “don’t want to have to make a big move” and said if the front office does make a significant deal, it will probably happen while “kicking and screaming.”