Imagining Every NBA Team’s Top 3 Trade Targets Right Nowhttps://t.co/tZfwjwERWG via @BleacherReport
— LakerTom (@LakerTom) August 28, 2023
Los Angeles Lakers
Trade targets: Bojan Bogdanović, Cole Anthony, Collin Sexton
The Lakers had a productive offseason, but that hardly means their championship quest is now complete. They could still have holes that need filling, particularly if Austin Reaves falls short of his sky-rocketing expectations or Rui Hachimura can’t replicate the two-way form he flashed in the playoffs.
If L.A. winds up needing support scoring, then firing back up its old pursuit of Bogdanović could have merit. He just popped for a career-high 21.6 points per outing this past campaign and cemented himself among basketball’s top quantity-plus-quality shooters as the Association’s only player to average at least two triples on 38-plus percent shooting each of the past five seasons.
It’s also possible the Lakers could wind up needing another point guard, as the stage was seemingly set for a D’Angelo Russell deal when he waived his implied no-trade clause upon re-signing with the team this summer. L.A. could catch lightning in a bottle with a young, offensive-minded point guard like Anthony or Sexton.