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NBA Trade Deadline Deals We Want to See Happen

NBA James Wiseman Lakers Alec Burks LeBron James Zach LaVine LA Anunoby Caruso Goran Dragić

With the NBA trade deadline less than a week away, the Crossover staff explores potential deals they would like to see happen.

Howard Beck: Zach LaVine and Goran Dragić to the Lakers, for Russell Westbrook and protected first-round picks in 2027 and ’29

Let's be clear: There is no single trade that will turn the Lakers into undisputed contenders. But that can’t be the standard for making a deal (or for trading those picks). The Lakers can’t keep squandering what’s left of LeBron James’s late prime. They need to at least ensure themselves a playoff berth, and give James and Anthony Davis—still one of the best tandems in the league—a chance to make a deep run. In a year with no clear favorite in the West, a James-Davis-LaVine lineup absolutely has a shot.

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