Los Angeles Lakers’ potential trade target: Terence Davis
The Toronto Raptors do not have many potential trade targets as well. Someone such as Normal Powell could be an interesting player to target as the Raptors are going to have to give Pascal Siakam a new big contract and might look to save money on Powell but the team would just be getting similar money in return.
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Powell has really blossomed this season and would be a perfect fit on the Los Angeles Lakers, but it just does not make sense for the Raptors to deal him at this point in time.
However, they could take from an area of strength and trade one of Powell’s backups to help address an area of need, which could be the frontcourt as both Marc Gasol and Serge Ibaka are free agents.
This points the arrow right at Terence Davis, who would be another great depth guard for the Lakers and could replace some of the minutes that could be lost in potentially moving on from Rajon Rondo.
Davis is a sharpshooter, making 39.6 percent of his threes and would fit the Lakers’ mold of being an off-ball shooter perfectly.
Personally, I would not think twice about flipping Kuzma for Davis. Davis is under contract for longer and fits the Lakers’ needs more than Kuzma. Kuzma is also a restricted free agent after the 2020-21 season, so he might not even be the long-term option that Laker fans think of him as.
That might be an unpopular opinion, but the Lakers could draft someone in the late first round that could replace 75 percent fo Kuzma right away, while Davis would be a much better fit on the roster.