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However, this Lakers team will need a big upgrade across the roster if they want to truly contend.<\/p>\n
Los Angeles has a few pieces to work with in any trade deal but they will need to get creative in trade talks.<\/p>\n
The Lakers could go all in and try to land another star player. Or the team could just add around the edges of the team, a plan that seems more likely.<\/p>\n
In this new trade scenario, the Lakers go for broke and push all the chips in to win another title with the James-Davis duo. The deal would be between the Lakers and rival Sacramento Kings but it would bring All-Star guard De\u2019Aaron Fox to Los Angeles.<\/p>\n
Here is what a deal could look like:<\/strong><\/p>\n Lakers receive:<\/strong> De\u2019Aaron Fox and Kevin Huerter<\/p>\n Kings receive: Austin Reaves, Jarred Vanderbilt, D\u2019Angelo Russell, Max Christie, Jalen Hood Schifino, a 2029 first-round draft pick, a 2031 first-round draft pick, and a 2025 second-round draft pick<\/p>\n Moving all of this for Fox would be a risk but Los Angeles could put another star around Davis and James.<\/p>\n Fox has all the tools to succeed with the Lakers and he could take some offensive burden off James in his final years.<\/p>\n Fox could run the offense for the Lakers and would give them another star to build around when James eventually retires.<\/p>\n The guard has emerged as one of the better scoring players in the NBA and would thrive in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n Landing Huerter as well would help the Lakers\u2019 3-point shooting.<\/p>\n Huerter has been one of the better knockdown shooters in the league and could do well with James getting him the ball for his shot attempts.<\/p>\n Due to the Lakers\u2019 limited draft picks, they would have to move extra players in this deal. Losing Reaves and Christie would hurt but this could be a way for Los Angeles to get back into real title contention.<\/p>\n This type of deal is unlikely to happen but is certainly interesting to think about.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" However, this Lakers team will need a big upgrade across the roster if they want to truly contend. Los Angeles has a few pieces to work with… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":19619,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19618","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba"],"yoast_head":"\n