Lakers Likelier Than Not To Trade No. 17 Pick With Myles Turner Buddy Hield Among Targets Per Report

The are coming off of a trip to the Western Conference finals and are built around a 38-year-old , so it stands to reason that their roster-building priority is the present, not the future. As such, they are now considered likelier than not to trade Francisco Lindor Jersey the No. 17 overall pick in Thursday's draft, according to .Some names linked to the Lakers, according to Buha? big man , wing , sharpshooter , and old targets and of the . in a blockbuster trade with the and Wizards, but the other four players all make some degree of sense for Yan Gomes Jersey the Lakers.Porzingis and Turner both check the shooting big man box that the Lakers have been seeking as a front court partner for . The Lakers haven't had a true shooter next to Davis since in 2021, and both Turner and Porzingis would not only help the Lakers offensively, but provide meaningful Brandon Guyer Jersey rim-protection on the other end of the floor. Porzingis would have been a tougher fit anyway if for no other reason than his hefty $36 million salary, but Turner, who is more affordable at around $21 million for next season, has been a longtime Lakers target as a two-way fit with Davis.Trent and Hield fill the obvious hole the Lakers have when it comes to shooting. They have never been a high-volume 3-point shooting team since James and Davis arrived, but what has particularly been lacking has been movement shooting. Hield and Trent can both create space for themselves in ways that no recent Laker has been able to. Either would be enormous helps on offense. Finney-Smith is a more balanced Tyler Clippard Jersey option, a high-end defender who had shown significant improvement as a shooter before regre sing last season. Buha also mentioned other po sibilities, such as a move up (with players like Kobe Bufkin and Dereck Lively in the mix), or a move down, with Brooklyn and Indiana mentioned as po sible partners. The Lakers have a chance to put a championship-caliber team around James next season. It isn't clear how much longer that window will remain open. They are seemingly Kenny Lofton Jersey going to do everything in their power to win with him while they can.
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