The Lakers, sitting at 23-14 following a Monday night loss to the Kings, are seen as a potential player at this year’s NBA trade deadline due to the roster imbalances that have led to most of the team’s losses this season.
While L.A.’s three-headed monster of LeBron James, Luka Dončić, and Austin Reaves are talented enough offensively to hang with anybody the defensive abilities of the trio leave much to be desired. The supporting cast hasn’t proven up to the task of compensating for those deficiencies and struggle to hit open shots to boot. Given the Lakers' status as a win-now team with James in his final seasons and Dončić in the fold it goes to figure they would hope to make a mid-season addition that could help the roster’s weak areas—if such a deal can be found for a franchise without much to offer in the form of trade assets.
