Because they are the Los Angeles Lakers, they are always interesting to watch in the run-up to the NBA trade deadline.
Like last year, the Lakers were built to win now, but their lackluster 22-23 season makes their deadline decisions even more intriguing. LeBron James, who is still dominant at 39 years old, and co-star Anthony Davis, who is playing at the top of his game, are two players who are always on the court.
This season isn’t quite as bad as the previous one, when LA had to subtly retool its roster to carry Darvin Ham’s team all the way to the conference finals and was on the verge of dysfunctionality due to a Russell Westbrook headache.
Still, with James’ window for a championship closing, the Lakers are arguably in a more desperate position than any other team. Even though they have mostly been Eastern Conference teams, other contenders have already taken action to remove some of the biggest names from the market.
These players are Terry Rozier, Pascal Siakam, and OG Anunoby. Rozier was previously connected to the Lakers and would have been a great addition to improve their outside shooting and offensive struggles.
Nevertheless, there’s no shortage of other players that LA has supposedly shown interest in recently, including stars like Zach LaVine and DeMar DeRozan, as well as players like Colin Sexton, Tyson Jones, and 2020 championship Laker Alex Caruso, in addition to fellow former Laker Dennis Schroder.
The Lakers have been actively pursuing targets in an attempt to make a move before the trade deadline of February 9th, indicating that they are aware that they must improve their talent in order to compete.
After all, a team that has LeBron James is always focused on winning, and they should be working hard to surround him with the best players available, while Rob Pelinka has always been an involved general manager who.
