With their attempts to acquire Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving seemingly going nowhere, the Los Angeles Lakers may be looking at other options in case getting Irving absolutely won’t happen.
One other player they’ve reportedly been interested in is Utah Jazz guard Patrick Beverley, a veteran who is an outstanding defender and solid 3-point shooter.
But the Lakers are only willing to pay a reasonable price for him.
Via Lakers Daily:
“The Los Angeles Lakers reportedly are not interested in trading guard Talen Horton-Tucker to the Utah Jazz for guard Patrick Beverley.
“‘While they continue to register the league’s only tangible trade interest in Brooklyn’s Kyrie Irving, it’s likewise true that the Lakers have prioritized adding speed, youth and athleticism to the roster,’ NBA insider Marc Stein wrote. ‘As such, according to one source familiar with the team’s thinking, there is no push forthcoming from the Lakers’ side to swap Talen Horton-Tucker (as rumored) for Patrick Beverley, who ranks as one of Utah’s very available veterans alongside Mike Conley, Bojan Bogdanović and Jordan Clarkson. The Jazz acquired Beverley and Malik Beasley in the Rudy Gobert trade and have made Beasley available as well.'”
Horton-Tucker is young and has the tools to become a good player, but after three seasons in the NBA, he hasn’t panned out, at least not yet.
The 6-foot-4 guard averaged 10.0 points in 25.2 minutes per game this past season, but he shot just 26.9 percent from 3-point range and 41.6 percent from the field overall.
However, Horton-Tucker may still have trade value around the league due to his potential as a 21-year-old.
