The Los Angeles Lakers are frustrated with D'Angelo Russell and his lack of progress this season, but they are not planning on make a trade of him at the deadline along with Jordan Clarkson and Julius Randle.
Read full storyFrustration continues to surround D'Angelo Russell as the point guard was benched against the Dallas Mavericks. Jordan Clarkson remains critical to the roster as trade rumors surround the young players on the Lakers' roster.
Read full storyHeading into the next offseason, the Los Angeles Lakers are planning some big moves. The team is being linked to trades for DeMarcus Cousins while DeMar DeRozan is a free agency target to replace Kobe Bryant.
Read full storyThe Los Angeles Lakers may look at Brendan Haywood, JaVale McGee or Kevin Seraphin as free agent options to help add some depth behind Roy Hibbert, Robert Sacre and Julius Randle on the roster depth heading into the back end of the summer, as LA needs another backup center after adding Hibbert, Brandon Bass and Lou Williams on deals this offseason. The team also could look at JR Smith if he does not sign back with the Cavaliers.
Read full storyThe NBA trade rumor mill could start spinning once free agency dies down and DeMarcus Cousins could once again be a trade target for the Los Angeles Lakers if they miss out on LaMarcus Aldridge and this comes as players like Roy Hibbert, Ty Lawson, David Lee, Kenneth Faried, Nick Young, Rudy Gay, Eric Bledsoe, Ricky Rubio and Brandon Jennings could be traded this summer.
Read full storyThe Los Angeles Lakers may pursue a DeMarcus Cousins trade with the Sacramento Kings after previously discussing a framework at the NBA draft and the team likely would have to give up Julius Randle, Jordan Clarkson and/or D'Angelo Russell to do it and this comes as the Lakers may target LaMarcus Aldridge and Greg Monroe if a trade for Cousins doesn't work.
Read full storyThe Los Angeles Lakers and Sacramento Kings have "exchanged possible frameworks" on a DeMarcus Cousins trade heading into the NBA draft and while the Kings are still talking to other teams, LA has a package planned with Jordan Clarkson, Julius Randle and the number two overall pick, which could be used on Jahlil Okafor or D'Angelo Russell.
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