According to The Athletic’s Bill Oram,
The priority would be understandably centered around getting a second megastar (most probably Anthony Davis) to play alongside LeBron, even if costs Los Angeles the young core of Kuzma, Ball & Ingram.
Recent speculations were fueled by Davis signing with Klutch Sports’ Rich Paul (LeBron James’ agent) and the fact that the Pelicans have been fairly underwhelming this year so far.
Oram also reveals that the team is also “interested in shedding expiring contracts such as Lance Stephenson, Michael Beasley, and Kentavious-Caldwell Pope.”
Focusing at the other prospect that the Lakers might be eyeing, is their need for a perimeter shooter on an expiring contract. According to Oram,
LA shoots 33.4 percent (29th in the league) from beyond the arc, and so it comes as no surprise that the front office might be looking to shore up the roster with long-range shooting as compensation for not being able to land a major star.
Another thread was provided by one of the Woj bombs that suggested Memphis’ Mike Conley and Marc Gasol might be on the block and up for grabs.
The speculations were further confirmed by statements of the franchise cornerstones after they received a call from Grizzlies owner Robert Pera,
This comes at an apt moment in time for the Lakers as they might be fishing for a ‘dark-horse’ candidate on the market (worst case scenario). Even though their ages and large salaries are expected to pose problems to potential buyers, the Lakers, in contrast to the rest, possess adequate assets to make this transfer happen.
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