Lakers: 3 Players to Trade for Using Cap Space
3. Amir Johnson — PF, Boston Celtics
Let’s get this out of the way right now, but it’s always going to be weird when it comes to the mere notion of the Lakers and the Boston Celtics potentially working together to make a trade. Lf course, it looks a lot better when the Celtics would be trying to offload assets in a manner so they could pull off a bigger deal. A player that the Lakers could help them do that with would be veteran power forward Amir Johnson.
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Just in terms of getting Johnson if you’re the Lakers, you have to like the notion of adding another consummate professional to the roster to help guide the young kids into the next stages of their career. Moreover, he could be a good hand in the frontcourt as well.
That being said, it’s quite clear that the Celtics have bigger things in mind moving forward and could potentially be looking to make a major, major splash sooner rather than later. To do that, they might have to clear out some salary and getting rid of Johnson, a player whose role is seemingly diminishing by the day, seems like a solid way of going about that.
LA could definitely benefit in a deal like this as the Celtics have both picks and assets that they could work out a deal with the Lakers. It probably wouldn’t happen until closer to the trade deadline, but this is definitely a player and trade to keep an eye on.
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