The Los Angeles Lakers are reportedly trying to get another lottery pick, and we now know what they might be offering in exchange.
According to Chad Ford of ESPN, it “sounds like” the Lakers “are dangling D’Angelo Russell in effort to get another top-12 pick” in the 2017 NBA Draft. Ford adds that Duke guard Luke Kennard and Gonzaga big man Zach Collins “appear to be” the Lakers’ targets.
The Lakers moving Russell — a former No. 2 pick — in exchange for a pick in the top-12 would be an acknowledgement they feel that pick was a failure and are looking to recoup some value, and would be a surprising flip for the franchise just two years after taking him.