Los Angeles Lakers: 5 potential trade packages for Patrick Beverley
By Jason Reed
Second potential Patrick Beverley trade for the Los Angeles Lakers:
If we are talking about three-point shooters that the Los Angeles Lakers could trade for then we should look no further than Doug McDermott. McDermott is one of the premier three-point shooting role players in the entire NBA. The problem is that he does not really offer much else as a role player.
That being said, the Lakers just need someone with good off-ball movement that can benefit from the drive-and-kick nature of this offense. McDermott would thrive in this system and would give Los Angeles its best three-point shooter perhaps in the entire LeBron James era.
There are only 10 active players in the NBA that have a higher career three-point percentage than McDermott with at least 1,900 attempts. He is shooting 42.1% from beyond the arc this season.
So why can this trade happen without needing to attach draft capital? McDermott’s trade value is not very high as he is under contract for one more year and is a bit overpaid considering all he adds is shooting. McDermott would probably go for around $5 million at most as a free agent and is making $13.75 million next season.
San Antonio should want to get that off the books for next year to remain financially flexible. Most teams would ask for assets in return for McDermott because of the nature of his contract. The Lakers are one of the few teams that need shooting so badly that they would likely just give up an expiring contract in return.
At most San Antonio could get a conditional second-round pick years down the line. That is the most LA should be willing to offer.