{"id":79895,"date":"2024-06-01T21:19:37","date_gmt":"2024-06-02T01:19:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=79895"},"modified":"2024-06-01T21:19:37","modified_gmt":"2024-06-02T01:19:37","slug":"lakers-rumors-insider-poses-list-of-non-star-trade-targets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/06\/01\/lakers-rumors-insider-poses-list-of-non-star-trade-targets\/","title":{"rendered":"Lakers Rumors: Insider Poses List of “Non-Star” Trade Targets"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Lakers<\/a> essentially have two ways of going about roster construction: trading for a third star or making smaller, more reasonable improvements to the supporting cast. On <\/span>a recent episode of \u201cBuha\u2019s Block\u201d<\/span><\/a>, The Athletic\u2019s Jovan Buha responded to a question asking for <\/span>\u201cnon star trade targets\u201d the Lakers could go after<\/span><\/a>. His list features names Laker fans are very familiar with.<\/span><\/p>\n

Lakers Rumors: Insider Poses List of “Non-Star” Trade Targets<\/b><\/h2>\n

Background<\/b><\/h3>\n

The discussion around <\/span>top-tier role players<\/span><\/a> coincidentally comes at a perfect time. <\/span>LeBron James<\/span><\/a> discussed that exact topic with <\/span>JJ Redick<\/span><\/a> on an <\/span>episode of the \u201cMind the Game\u201d podcast<\/span><\/a>:<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>If there\u2019s teams out here looking to see how to be successful, obviously you gotta have a star. You gotta have one, possibly two, that\u2019s gonna make sure that everybody stays even-keeled. But at the end of the day, you gotta have those soldiers around, man. You gotta have the consiglieres and the capos and the rest of those guys that\u2019s gonna be ready to go, man. And that\u2019s what we see at the final four right now in the NBA.<\/span>\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Before revealing his list, Buha cautioned that the trade options for high-quality role players are \u201cscarce\u201d:<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cLooking around the league right now, you can talk yourself into as few as five to eight potential sellers right now, where the rest of the league is going for it\u2026There just aren\u2019t a lot of sellers right now, and that complicates the trade market a bit. Outside of the big name stars and the teams who are really shaking things up, a lot of these teams aren\u2019t willing to give up a good 3&D guard or 3&D wing, or a starting-caliber big man.\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Still, he offered up a promising list of guards and wings who the Lakers could target to boost their team around LeBron and <\/span>Anthony Davis<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Buha\u2019s List of \u201cNon-Star\u201d Trade Targets<\/b><\/h3>\n

Kyle Kuzma<\/b><\/h4>\n

Former Laker <\/span>Kyle Kuzma<\/span><\/a> has flourished ever since joining the Washington Wizards. The 28-year-old just had a career year in the nation\u2019s capital. In 70 games, Kuz averaged 22.2 points, 6.6 rebounds and 4.2 assists while shooting 46% from the field and 33% from deep. He quickly ascended to being the team’s number one option, especially after they moved on from <\/span>Bradley Beal<\/span><\/a> last summer.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\ud83d\udcca @kylekuzma<\/a> finished the season as one of ten NBA players averaging:
\ud83d\udd39 22.0+ PPG
\ud83d\udd39 6.0+ RPG
\ud83d\udd39 4.0+ APG pic.twitter.com\/3OOTOUvI1m<\/a><\/p>\n

— Washington Wizards (@WashWizards) May 30, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n