The Los Angeles Lakers have kickstarted the second half of the season with a victory, which will hopefully be one of many victories both on the court and off.
The team is looking to pick up steam after stumbling down the stretch of the first half. Anthony Davis has missed significant time and the Lakers were very obviously impacted by the shortest offseason in American sports history.
The team got a week off, which was much needed, and is going to slowly pick up steam in the second half and hopefully get into playoff shape with a healthy Anthony Davis as the season goes along.
As far as off-the-court victories, the Los Angeles Lakers are going to be looking to make improvements before the NBA trade deadline crosses. We have said it before here at Lake Show Life but if the Lakers are not getting better this season then they are comparatively getting worse, especially when looking at a team like the Brooklyn Nets.
However, there are two veteran trade targets that the Los Angeles Lakers should stay away from.
The team needs to be aggressive in making an addition but cannot be too aggressive where they are bringing in players that do not add anything to the team. And as it stands right now, there are two available players on the market that fit that billing for the Lakers.
Here are two potential veteran targets that the Los Angeles Lakers should avoid in the coming weeks.