As the March 25 trade deadline fast approaches, the Los Angeles Lakers find themselves in a precarious situation as without LeBron James and Anthony Davis, the team has looked completely unfamiliar.
The current three-game losing skid has left the Lakers searching for alternatives to improve the talent on the roster, but the current salary cap situation makes finances tricky to navigate.
The Lakers have had to operate carefully as they’re a team above the max cap space, and sometimes moves may require a team to go into the luxury tax, which controlling owner Jeanie Buss expressed a willingness to do.