Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know that the Los Angeles Lakers have struggled to start the season and the worst part is that they don’t have a ton of options when it comes to improving their roster before the trade deadline due to their mishandling of assets in the summer, particularly one Alex Caruso.
However, just because they don’t have very many avenues to acquire a difference-maker doesn’t mean it’s impossible for them to facilitate a trade. In fact, on Dec. 14, it’s going to get much easier because, across the league, trade restrictions will be lifted on a majority players who signed new contracts in the summer.