As the Los Angeles Lakers continued to shop Kyle Kuzma around to just about every team in the league and look to move up in the 2021 NBA Draft, we’ve learned that there is at least one team they called with both goals in mind: The Indiana Pacers.
Michael Scotto of HoopsHype reported that the Pacers declined the Lakers’ trade advances, but we now have a better sense of what Rob Pelinka and the front office might be trying to do:
Kuzma and the Lakers’ 22nd pick was also discussed with the Pacers.