5 stout 3-point shooters the Lakers can add via a Russell Westbrook trade

3. Josh Richardson

If the Lakers were going to get Doug McDermott in a trade then they would have to bring in additional players to make the money work. If so, the most obvious inclusion to a trade would be Josh Richardson, who is on an expiring contract and makes sense as a Lakers role player.

Richardson has not had as much career success shooting the basketball as his teammate but he has had some really solid years that show that he can pull up from three. Even his floor is fine at 36.5% (which would be elite on this Lakers team) and he has a ceiling of a 40% shooter. Richardson shot 41.5% from three last season.

In theory, Richardson could be a version of Kentavious Caldwell-Pope for the Lakers. KCP has played better than Richardson but KCP also wasn’t that great before being utilized on the Lakers. There absolutely is a world in which the Lakers could elevate Richardson to essentially be a KCP clone on this roster.

That is because he can also play defense on the perimeter, giving the Lakers an option at two-guard with size to play instead of Kendrick Nunn in key spots.

Is a Richardson and McDermott trade as exciting as Hield and Turner? Not at all. But if the Lakers are not sold on either package making them a contender, and the Spurs are willing to take just one pick back in return, I could see Rob Pelinka favoring that deal over a Pacers deal that takes two picks.