Lakers sign-and offer to trade a starter for a young Anthony Davis backup.

 

 

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By Alder Almo

Updated May 24, 2024 at 2:14pm

Lakers’ D’Angelo Russell and Anthony Davis

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D’Angelo Russell #1 and Anthony Davis #3 of the Los Angeles Lakers talk on the court.

 

There are a lot of possible scenarios that could happen involving Los Angeles Lakers starting point guard D’Angelo Russell, whose looming decision on his $18.7 million player option on June 29, holds a significant impact on the team’s offseason plans.

 

One of those scenarios is flipping Russell for a young center who could grow into an Anthony Davis backup.

 

“Multiple sources say that before trading for Dennis Schröder, the Brooklyn Nets were in talks with the Lakers for Russell (with L.A. getting Dejounte Murray from the Atlanta Hawks), “Bleacher Report’s salary cap expert Eric Pincus wrote on May 24. “That negotiation died between the Lakers and Hawks, but the Nets still need a starting-caliber guard.

 

 

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