The Lakers made a trade before the deadline! Rejoice, for this is a rarity, or at least it was during the Buss/Kupchak era. But things are different now and after trading Lou Williams to the Houston Rockets on Tuesday, Magic Johnson is reportedly still looking at making a deal for the trade deadline ends tomorrow at 3 p.m. EST.
The fact that Young can realistically get the Purple and Gold a second-rounder is unreal. This is a guy everyone wasn’t sure would be in the NBA this time last year. The Lakers tried to deal this offseason him but couldn’t unload him for a bag of chips.