As the NBA trade deadline approaches, it has become clear that the Los Angeles Lakers need to make more moves if they want to compete for a championship.
Rob Pelinka’s recent acquisition of Dorian Finney-Smith was a good one, but the team has still be mostly mediocre in recent weeks. The Lakers currently sit in sixth in the West so are very much in the mix, which means one or two good trades could vault them into contender status.
LeBron James said as much after the team’s recent loss to the L.A. Clippers, stating that they have no margin for error as currently constructed.