NBA insider: Lakers will try to trade for Pelicans two-way wing
According to one reporter, the Lakers will make another attempt to trade for a Pelicans two-way wing this summer.
The Los Angeles Lakers need help at two main positions ā wing and center ā this offseason if they are to climb into the upper rung of the NBA. They will have tens of millions of dollars in salary cap space this summer, but at least some of it will likely be used to re-sign their own players, including perhaps LeBron James and Austin Reaves, and while they can offer two future first-round draft picks and their first-rounder this year in any trade, they lack players who are attractive trade assets. Still, the Lakers are expected to be aggressive on the trade market this summer.
One player they could go after, according to Evan Sidery, is New Orleans Pelicans wing Herbert Jones. The Lakers are zeroing in on Herb Jones as a trade target this summer. After making a push for Jones around the trade deadline, Los Angeles will once again inquire with the Pelicans.
A package centered around Jarred Vanderbilt, Dalton Knecht and draft capital is a salary match. pic. twitter.
com/zE0daDdBNt ā Evan Sidery (@esidery) May 22, 2026 As Sidery mentioned, the Lakers have tried to acquire Jones before. The 6-foot-7 forward has ample athleticism and is known as a plus defender. However, he is a suspect shooter.