If you’re a young player on the Los Angeles Lakers, you probably shouldn’t get too comfortable in the City of Angels.
Ever since LeBron James joined the team in the summer of 2018, the team has continuously shed prospects for veteran talent. Whether it was swapping the so-called Baby Lakers for Anthony Davis in a trade that saw Brandon Ingram, Lonzo Ball, and Josh Hart depart for New Orleans, or the recent transaction that sent Talen Horton-Tucker and Stanley Johnson to Utah for Patrick Beverley, the team has consistently shown that they’re much more interested in investing in their present than their future.