{"id":81223,"date":"2025-07-20T13:26:02","date_gmt":"2025-07-20T13:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=81223"},"modified":"2025-07-20T13:26:02","modified_gmt":"2025-07-20T13:26:02","slug":"report-rumored-lakers-trade-target-all-but-confirmed-to-stay-far-away-from-la","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=81223","title":{"rendered":"REPORT: Rumored Lakers trade target all but confirmed to stay far away from LA"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"relative z-10\">\n<div class=\"article-intro mb-4 text-black font-group-large md:font-group-normal lg:font-group-large\">The Lakers will have to wait to acquire their biggest team need.<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"mb-0 md:mb-9 relative md:mx-10 md:mb-9\">\n<figure>\n<div class=\"overflow-hidden bg-lightGrey\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_193,w_7221,h_4061\/c_fill,w_360,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F229%2F01k0hy0vrmsghfb7vb9k.jpg 1x,  \nhttps:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_193,w_7221,h_4061\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F229%2F01k0hy0vrmsghfb7vb9k.jpg 2x, \n    https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_193,w_7221,h_4061\/c_fill,w_1080,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F229%2F01k0hy0vrmsghfb7vb9k.jpg 3x\" media=\"(max-width: 719px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_193,w_7221,h_4061\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F229%2F01k0hy0vrmsghfb7vb9k.jpg 1x, \nhttps:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_193,w_7221,h_4061\/c_fill,w_1440,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F229%2F01k0hy0vrmsghfb7vb9k.jpg 2x, \n    https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_193,w_7221,h_4061\/c_fill,w_1440,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F229%2F01k0hy0vrmsghfb7vb9k.jpg 3x\" media=\"(max-width: 1079px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_193,w_7221,h_4061\/c_fill,w_1080,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F229%2F01k0hy0vrmsghfb7vb9k.jpg 1x, \nhttps:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_193,w_7221,h_4061\/c_fill,w_2160,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F229%2F01k0hy0vrmsghfb7vb9k.jpg 2x,\n    https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_193,w_7221,h_4061\/c_fill,w_2160,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F229%2F01k0hy0vrmsghfb7vb9k.jpg 3x\" media=\"(min-width: 1080px)\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full\" title=\"Miami Heat v Cleveland Cavaliers - Game Two\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_193,w_7221,h_4061\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/GettyImages\/mmsport\/229\/01k0hy0vrmsghfb7vb9k.jpg\" alt=\"Miami Heat v Cleveland Cavaliers - Game Two\" width=\"7221\" height=\"4061\" data-uw-rm-alt-original=\"Miami Heat v Cleveland Cavaliers - Game Two\" data-uw-rm-alt=\"ALT\" \/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption class=\"ml-1 pb-2 mt-4 md:m-3 text-darkGrey font-group-tiny\">Miami Heat v Cleveland Cavaliers &#8211; Game Two | Jason Miller\/GettyImages<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex flex-wrap justify-center lg:justify-normal\">\n<div class=\"flex lg:mr-4 lg:w-[calc(70%-3em)] max-w-full\">\n<div class=\"hidden md:block md:mx-4 hidden md:block\" data-testid=\"share-menu\"><\/div>\n<p><main class=\"min-w-0 flex-1\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"viewablity-block\">\n<div class=\"article-content\">\n<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">NBA playoffs in 2024, the\u00a0Los Angeles Lakers\u00a0have been working to improve their roster to become a championship contender next season. The Lakers&#8217; biggest need this offseason is to add defensive perimeter players to their starting lineup.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">The Lakers did sign DeAndre Ayton to help the team&#8217;s depth at the center position, but lost their best perimeter defender in Dorian Finney-Smith to the Houston Rockets. Outside of Rui Hachimura, the Lakers lack depth at the small forward position.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">One player that the Lakers have been targeting at the small forward is Andrew Wiggins from the\u00a0Miami Heat. Recent rumors suggest, however, that Wiggins won&#8217;t be coming to the Lakers this offseason.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"scroll-mt-24 my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Recent rumors surrounding Andrew Wiggins<\/h2>\n<p>According to Dan Woike of The Athletic, while appearing on the Zach Lowe Show, the Lakers&#8217; interest in acquiring\u00a0Wiggins before the start of the NBA season has faded.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">The Heat have expressed their intentions of keeping Wiggins on their roster for next season. Even if the Lakers offer the Heat a trade for Wiggins before the start of the season, Miami is likely to decline it unless the Lakers give them enough assets that they&#8217;d be willing to accept the offer.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Last season with the Heat, Wiggins averaged 18.0 points per game, 4.5 rebounds, and 2.6 assists. While not one of the league&#8217;s best defenders, Wiggins has proven himself to be a valuable presence on defense throughout his 11-year NBA career and would&#8217;ve been a valuable defensive piece for the Lakers.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-7\" class=\"scroll-mt-24 my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">What do the Lakers do now?<\/h2>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">With the hopes of acquiring Wiggins likely down the drain, the Lakers still hope they can acquire a valuable perimeter defensive player before the start of the season.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-9\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">There is extreme pressure on the Lakers to assemble a talented roster to surround LeBron James, especially given the recent trade rumors. LeBron&#8217;s agent, Rich Paul, says that his goal is to put LeBron in the best position to compete for an NBA Championship entering his 23rd season, and many are doubting that the Lakers can provide that, even with the mid-season addition of Luka Don\u010di\u0107.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-10\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">The Lakers might have to wait until this season&#8217;s NBA trade deadline to acquire the perimeter defensive player who can put them in championship contention<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/main><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Lakers will have to wait to acquire their biggest team need. 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