The Los Angeles Lakers are in an interesting position heading into the 2024 NBA offseason. In a position to get better, the Lakers have assets to complete a trade and land someone who can help the team. However, searching for 10 blockbuster trades and deals that need to happen this offseason, Chris Herring of ESPN has LeBron James signing with the Philadelphia 76ers. If that happened, Herring has the Lakers replacing James with Paul George. After the signing of George, he proposed a deal that’d land Trae Young from the Atlanta Hawks in a deal that’d involve Austin Reaves.
“If Los Angeles loses James and replaces him with George, who’s settled into handling the ball less, the Lakers would be wise to find someone who takes no issue with handling it more.
On May 28, Herring wrote, “Young fits that bill as someone who shared ballhandling responsibility with Dejounte Murray the past two seasons in Atlanta.” “He’s a playmaker whose penetration would create easy looks for Davis, who would immediately become the best big Young has ever played with, but his efficiency can wane, particularly from deep.”
In this situation, Herring would allow James to opt out of the remaining $51.4 million in his Lakers deal, which is one year.
The “Most Realistic” Option for the Los Angeles Lakers is Trae Young
During the offseason, Young has been linked to the Los Angeles Lakers. But rather than George, the majority of those rumours propose pairing him with James and Anthony Davis.
Young is currently “the most realistic” player for the Lakers, according to Jovan Buha of The Athletic, who made this claim in April.
“Now, who is free? I keep hearing Trae Young’s name,” Buha remarked. “He has previously attended Laker playoff games. He is a customer of Klutch Sports. At the moment, that seems to be the most feasible option.
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