The Los Angeles Lakers aren’t done making moves before the trade deadline strikes, and this time, they made an unexpected trade that surprised a lot of people around the league, including their own fans.
After dealing Russell Westbrook, Juan Toscano-Anderson, and Damian Jones in a 3-team deal to acquire D’Angelo Russell, the Purple, and Gold kept looking for options to improve their roster, and today, they parted with a big man.
While other teams like the Phoenix Suns landed a superstar, as well as the Dallas Mavericks, the Lakers keep looking for role players that can improve their level for the rest of the season.
Lakers Keep Making Moves Before Deadline Strikes
That’s how they landed here, trading Thomas Bryant to the Denver Nuggets when nobody expected them. According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, the big man is headed to Colorado in exchange for Davon Reed and three second-rounders.
The Lakers are trading Thomas Bryant to the Nuggets for Davon Reed and three second-round picks, sources tell ESPN.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) February 9, 2023
The Lakers are trading Thomas Bryant to the Nuggets for Davon Reed and three second-round picks, sources tell ESPN.
This is a very interesting move, as it’s unclear what the Lakers will do with Reed. Perhaps this will open the door for other moves as they keep trying to assemble the best team to compete in a stacked Western Conference.
The 17-time NBA champions have struggled a lot this season, boasting a 25-30 record and ranking 13th in the standings. The situation doesn’t look good for them, and Lakers Nation hope that these moves can help them reach the next level.
As of right now, they can be a playoff team but nothing else. More teams in the West look stronger, and with Kyrie Irving joining Dallas and Kevin Durant creating a Big 3 in Phoenix, the window is closing for the Lakers if it wasn’t closed already.
Time will tell how this situation develops, as this move looks like they’ll try to get somebody else before everything is said and done.
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