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Lakers rumors: 2 players LA wants to evaluate before making trades<\/h3>\n

The Los Angeles Lakers will be keeping a close eye on two specific players heading into training camp this season.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The\u00a0Los Angeles Lakers\u00a0are preparing for what could be an interesting 2025-26, when\u00a0Luka Doncic will begin\u00a0his first full campaign in the purple and gold.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Lakers haven’t made\u00a0a ton of moves this summer outside\u00a0of extending Doncic, and it remains unclear if they can get near the level of teams like the Oklahoma City Thunder in the Western Conference.<\/p>\n

There have been immense trade rumors around the Lakers throughout the last few months as fans speculate that they might try to retool their roster around Doncic and LeBron James; however, ClutchPoints’ Brett Siegel broke down why nothing has materialized on that front yet, and is unlikely to anytime soon.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Los Angeles Lakers are expected to take their current roster into training camp and give this group a chance to prove themselves before charting possible trades and changes,\u201d reported Siegel.<\/em><\/p>\n

Still, there are two players that Los Angeles will keep\u00a0a close eye on\u00a0as things progress.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Lakers are interested in seeing what value\u00a0Gabe Vincent\u00a0and\u00a0Maxi Kleber\u00a0can provide,\u201d reported Siegel.<\/p>\n

Siegel also reported that the \u201cLakers’ front office still explored the trade market this offseason for center depth and wing defenders before signing both Deandre Ayton and Marcus Smart.<\/p>\n

Interesting times for the Lakers<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Gabe Vincent swindled the Lakers into a relatively large contract following his anomaly of a playoff run with the Miami Heat and he has largely either underperformed or been unavailable altogether during his stint in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n

Kleber, meanwhile, was the \u201cother\u201d part of the Luka Doncic trade, and was injured for the majority of last year with the Lakers, before head coach JJ Redick quite comically threw him into an elimination game against the Minnesota Timberwolves, leading to predictably disastrous results.<\/p>\n

As Siegel mentioned, the Lakers did add Marcus Smart and Deandre Ayton this summer, which gives them help in point of attack defense and frontcourt depth, the two biggest areas of need on their roster.<\/p>\n

However, it’s unclear if this Island of Misfit Toys built around James and Doncic will be enough to vault the Lakers into real contention in the wild west.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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