The Lakers remain armed with D'Angelo Russell's $18.6 million expiring contract, plus several more minimum players on expiring deals, as well as their 2029 and 2031 first-round picks, but it's going to be difficult for one trade to fix the myriad issues with the current roster.
This is consistent with rumors we've heard about the Lakers' interest in players like Brook Lopez and Jonas Valančiūnas. The Lakers are short on bigs. Christian Wood has not played this season and Jaxson Hayes is out with an ankle sprain.
Austin Reaves is having a career year, averaging 16.8 points per game, but a traditional point guard is lacking on this roster. Since the Nets appear to be sellers, perhaps a guard like Dennis Schröder can make a return to the Lakers and provide the team with a primary ball handler.
For now, the franchise is clearly aiming for more depth than a splashy name. With the Lakers being buyers in this market, the question is, how desirable is a player like Russell to teams around the league?
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