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<\/p>\nThe Lakers are exploring several avenues on the trade market with the Hawks\u2019 Dejounte Murray arguably the biggest name on the wish list, ESPN\u2019s Dave McMenamin reports.<\/p>\n
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Murray would give the club some much-needed playmaking and speed out of the backcourt. The fact that Murray is making $18.2M this season before his four-year, $114M extension kicks in could provide an additional bonus. The Lakers could engineer a 2-for-1 swap and shave some money off their luxury tax bill in the process.<\/p>\n
However, the Lakers continue to resist including Austin Reaves in a potential deal. The Hawks recently inquired about Reaves, according to McMenamin\u2019s sources, who speculate that the Lakers would have to give up some combination of Rui Hachimura, a future first-round pick, Reaves or other young players to land Murray.<\/p>\n
The Lakers don\u2019t plan to pivot to the Bulls\u2019 Zach LaVine, noting his hefty contract, injury issues and declining production. They could aim lower and pick up some bench pieces instead.<\/p>\n
They\u2019d like to add a quality backup guard with Gabe Vincent sidelined by a knee injury. The Jazz\u2019s Collin Sexton and Wizards\u2019 Tyus Jones have been discussed internally as potential targets.<\/p>\n
They also have the Raptors\u2019 Dennis Schroder and Bruce Brown on their radar. Schroder, who started 50 games for the Lakers last season, has seen his role diminish with the acquisition of Immanuel Quickley and RJ Barrett. Brown, a defensive ace who was instrumental in Denver\u2019s championship run, was acquired by Toronto in the Pascal Siakam deal.<\/p>\n
Brown was the Lakers\u2019 top target with their midlevel exception last summer, according to McMenamin, but Indiana blew them out of the water with a two-year, $45M offer.<\/p>\n
The Nets\u2019 Dorian Finney-Smith and Bulls\u2019 Andre Drummond are two other players they\u2019re considering to fill key postseason roles. Finney-Smith could guard elite wings, while Drummond would give them more size to combat an opponent such as Denver. They\u2019re not particularly interested in the Hornets\u2019 Miles Bridges, a potential alternative to Finney-Smith, because they wouldn\u2019t hold his Bird Rights and Bridges would likely sign a more lucrative contract elsewhere in the summer.<\/p>\n
If the Lakers choose not to make a trade or do only minor tinkering before the deadline, they could have more flexibility to acquire another star in the offseason such as the Cavaliers\u2019 Donovan Mitchell or Hawks\u2019 Trae Young.<\/p>\n
On the day of the draft, the Lakers’ pool of available first-rounders will grow to their picks in 2029, 2031 and either this year or 2025, depending on whether New Orleans chooses to use the pick LA owes it this June or the following summer.<\/p>\n
The Lakers have discussed internally the possibility of packaging those three picks, along with players they already have on their books, to pursue that type of blockbuster.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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