Editor’s Note: For as long as the NBA season is stopped, we’ll be taking a look back at players from Lakers history that we can’t stop thinking about. Today, we remember Vlade Divac.
The Lakers have been lucky enough to pull off some blockbuster trades in their history. From Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to Pau Gasol to Anthony Davis, the Lakers have been blessed to acquire true franchise-altering talents via deals with other teams. However, the trade that swapped Serbian big man Vlade Divac for the draft rights to Kobe Bryant is, maybe, the biggest heist of them all.