NEWS UPDATE: The Lakers president has made the decision to proceed with a trade with the former NBA Steals leader.

 

The Lakers president has decided to move forward with the trade involving the former leader of the NBA Steals.

The Los Angeles Lakers’ reputation has always been based on their defense. They don’t have to give up defense in order to increase their offensive punch, even though they could always use more of it.

On December 15, Bleacher Report’s Dan Favale wrote, “Defense and gradually better health have positioned the Los Angeles Lakers to climb up the Western Conference hierarchy.” “To reach their maximum potential, they must absorb more offensive juice.

Two of them are players who have been connected to the Lakers since the previous campaign: Zach LaVine of the Chicago Bulls and veteran Bojan Bogdanovic of the Detroit Pistons. But the third, guard Dejounte Murray of the Atlanta Hawks, may be the closest to what Favale believes the Lakers are lacking.

 

Favale wrote, “[Gabe] Vincent’s] eventual return from a left knee injury will help.” “But L.A., which still has a cripplingly poor team, could really use a more consistent shot-creator and -maker fit to carry units without LeBron [James].”