The Los Angeles Lakers could trade for a player from the Central Division.
While the main focus for the Los Angeles Lakers right now is finishing what they started and winning an NBA Championship, the front office will still undoubtedly be looking to improve in any way it can during the offseason.
Even if the Lakers win the Championship Rob Pelinka is going to be active in improving the team. These improvements could come via trade, and with that in mind, we are bringing you one realistic trade target from every other NBA team.
Today we are taking a look at the Central Division, which consists of the Chicago Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers, Detroit Pistons, Indiana Pacers and Milwaukee Bucks. We are going to make sure that these trade targets are doable, utilizing ESPN’s NBA Trade Machine, and that they would make sense for both parties.
Los Angeles Lakers’ potential trade target: Zach LaVine
Zach LaVine is someone who has already be covered pretty extensively here at Lake Show Life as someone who could come in and be the third star behind LeBron James and Anthony Davis. Luca De Angelis did an excellent breakdown on how LaVine would fit on the team, which you can find here.
LaVine is a valuable asset and with the team not in a position to succeed really with or without him, it makes sense for the Bulls to at least shop LaVine. Chances are that when they are good again it won’t be with LaVine on the roster.
The trade would have to include both Danny Green and Kyle Kuzma and would probably include the team’s first-round pick as well. The Lakers cannot technically trade their first-round pick because of the Stepien rule, but they could agree to the trade in principle, draft the player of the Bulls’ choosing and trade that player to Chicago.
We see teams do this all the time, hence why there are so many photos of prospects wearing draft hats for teams they would never play for.