Lakers idea sees Los Angeles cut ties with Luka Doncic's $54 million star teammate via trade
An NBA media personality has an interesting trade suggestion for the Los Angeles Lakers.
Lakers idea sees Los Angeles cut ties with Luka Doncic's $54 million star teammate via trade originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . If the Los Angeles Lakers aren’t careful, they could find themselves getting obliterated by the Oklahoma City Thunder in the Western Conference Semifinals.
The Lakers lost Game 1 by double digits (18 points) and only put up 90 points in the contest, which could be a sign of what’s to come in the series. Although Los Angeles has no choice but to keep their roster intact now, ESPN’s Michael Wilbon has a hunch that a move involving Luka Doncic's star teammate could materialize this summer. “Not when I look at Oklahoma City, San Antonio ( Spurs ) and Minnesota ( Timberwolves ),” Wilbon said Thursday.
“They’re all ahead. Denver’s ( Nuggets ) got to make moves, too. So you’re going against teams that are already ahead of you.
” You mention Reaves, he is an interesting piece and situation. There are some places—Reaves could open a lot of places,” Wilbon said. “He is a really good player.