There has been a lot of noise surrounding the Los Angeles Lakers leading up to Saturday, when trade restrictions on most players will be lifted.
The Lakers have been linked to a number of players over the past few days, the most prominent one being Trevor Ariza, but they reportedly don’t plan on sending any of their young players in a deal for Ariza.
In fact, according to Broderick Turner of the L.A. Times, the Lakers are saying they won’t deal any of their young core unless they get a superstar player in return:
The Lakers have informed teams that have called about trade proposals that they will not give up any of their young core unless it’s for a superstar player, one person said.