The rumor mill has been whirring with whispers of a Russell Westbrook commerce for a while now, however Lakers insider Jovan Buha thinks with the crew’s present scenario that gained’t be occurring.
“From my understanding, I think a Russ trade is probably off the table at this point,” Buha told Anthony Irwin. “I think the one exception would be, in most scenarios, they would have to attach two picks.”
It checks out that LA wouldn’t wish to connect their two first spherical picks for 2027 and 2029 drafts to chop ties with Westbrook, particularly with the current improvement of Anthony Davis’ foot harm, which now has him sidelined indefinitely.
Davis has been their finest participant by far and far of their success has been due to his high-scoring video games. His stint on the sidelines might properly damage their playoff rivalry, so it appears they want all palms on deck, together with Westbrook’s.
“I think at this point, the only way they would do that, trade him, would be one pick or no picks and at this point that’s just not out there,” Buha mentioned.
“Maybe closer to the February 9 trade deadline, a team gets desperate to shed some salary, a team’s looking to rebuild or reset or whatever and something pops up where they’re like ‘Okay we’ll take Russ and we only want one pick or one pick and a couple of seconds’…”
“In that scenario I think the Lakers would do it but as of now I think they’re viewing it as like there isn’t a trade out there that really makes sense to trade and attach two first round picks for.”
The most certainly situation, based on Buha and far of the NBA neighborhood, is a commerce involving two underneath performing gamers in Patrick Beverley and Kendrick Nunn and a protected first decide for a wing or entrance courtroom improve.
The Lakers are in determined want of a dependable participant who can shut out video games and work properly alongside LeBron James and Anthony Davis – when he’s wholesome.
LAL are 13-18 which places them in thirteenth place within the West and are 2-4 with out Davis on the courtroom.
