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<\/p>\nThe Los Angeles Lakers are expected to be big players as the highly anticipated NBA trade deadline approaches.<\/p>\n
We are less than two weeks away from the Feb. 6 trade deadline, and many expect Los Angeles to make a trade or two to bolster their roster.<\/p>\n
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While that is the case, league sources suggest that they are expected to ‘stand pat’ or make a ‘move around the margins.’<\/p>\n
If the Lakers were to take that route, it would not help their chances of making a deep playoff run. L.A. needs to make a big roster change, and in this trade idea, they turn to their division rival for a massive defensive upgrade.<\/p>\n
This hypothetical trade has the Lakers landing former Defensive Player of the Year, Draymond Green.<\/p>\n
Here’s how the deal would work using Spotrac.<\/strong><\/p>\n Lakers receive:<\/strong> Draymond Green Warriors receive: Rui Hachimura, Max Christie, and a 2029 first-round pick Why Lakers do this Green, 34, is still a productive player who can guard all five positions.<\/p>\n He could be vital to the Lakers, especially on defense, where he excels the most.<\/p>\n This type of trade may not raise the Lakers’ title odds, but it would certainly improve their frontcourt defense with a potential duo of Green and Anthony Davis.<\/p>\n It would certainly be the best defensive frontcourt duo.<\/p>\n In addition, the Lakers appease Davis by getting an elite defensive frontcourt player.<\/p>\n Green may not be a center, as Davis was vocal about in his conversation with ESPN’s Shams Charania; however, Green plays big and would be a huge help for Davis and the entire defense.<\/p>\n Why Warriors do this The Warriors are on a downward spiral. After their hot start to the season, which saw them start at 12-3, they have gone 10-20. Golden State sits as the 11th seed in the gauntlet that is the Western Conference.<\/p>\n While the Warriors are only four games back from the sixth seed, they will need a lot of luck on their side and completely do a 180 starting now.<\/p>\n However, the Warriors do not have the horses to do just which means that their only option would be to trade away their long-time forward and slowly start a rebuild.<\/p>\n The first-round pick from L.A. would help a ton.<\/p>\n Conclusion The Lakers need to shake up their roster, and while losing two key players in a trade idea, plus a first-round pick, hurts, L.A. gets a player to help them now and for a few more seasons.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Los Angeles Lakers are expected to be big players as the highly anticipated NBA trade deadline approaches. We are less than two weeks away from the… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":29376,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29375","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba"],"yoast_head":"\n