Aloha,
I have been reading all of these trade proposals and they all seem to be direct trades. But there may more opportunities for the Lakers helping a team in a trade. For instance, the Mav’s have a huge problem. Kyrie will be out for most if not all of next season. And they do not have another PG under contract. With perhaps only the tax payer mid level at their disposal, they may not be able to find that point guard in free agency. While I am not sure Dallas would have the guts to trade with the Lakers again, it might be different if we were helping them get what they need.
DLO is a free agent with the Nets and will probably get closer to the full MLE than the mini one. With his history working with AD he might be the perfect fit to run the team while Kyrie heals.
The trade. Lakers send Gabe, Skake (Which is on a non guaranteed contract) and out 1st to the Nets. The Nets sign and trade DLO and send him to the Mav’s. The Mav’s send Gafford to us. We could substitute Dalton for Shake and the first. I wouldn’t give them both Dalton and the first.
We have a Center, the Mav’s have a point guard and the Nets have another asset. Everyones happy.
We could do the same with Brogdon with the Wizards, and both the Magic and Pistons have extra bigs and need shooting. I’m thinking this is more likely the way the Lakers will aquire the center as opposed to a direct trade.