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With the NBA regular season on the horizon, there is some optimism around the Lakers as they embark on their journey to prove their doubters wrong this season. Russell Westbrook caught much of the blame for last season’s struggles and it appears the team’s front office recently entertained moving the future Hall of Famer.
The Lakers seriously considered trading Westbrook and unprotected first-round draft picks in 2027 and ’29 to the Pacers for Myles Turner and Buddy Hield, per The Athletic’s Shams Charania, Sam Amick and Jovan Buha. Both sides were in deep conversations as recently as the days leading up to training camp, which started last week.