Lakers make a surprising trade
Magic Johnson is the new sheriff in town. No really, that’s actually a thing right now (more on that here).
If this is the case, it wouldn’t be an absolute shock to see the Lakers pull off a pretty significant trade between now and the deadline. That could include sending Lou Williams packing in a deal for future assets. It could be even larger than that.
Rookie top-three pick Brandon Ingram was mentioned as a possibility in a trade for Cousins before the Pelicans swooped in. It’s possible that the Lakers’ brass was thrown off by Cousins’ off-court issues and simply didn’t want to risk giving up a tremendous asset for him. Could that change if another earth-shattering possibility came afloat?
What about Andre Drummond of the Detroit Pistons? He’s apparently on the trade block and would offer the Lakers that franchise big man to build around. Add in Reggie Jackson in a potential packaged deal, and this could change the entire dynamic in Los Angeles.
Any way we put it, the Lakers have been what we’d call a wild card over the past couple seasons. That could lead to a surprising move between now and Thursday’s deadline.