Yesterday, Adrian Wojnarowski casually reported on ESPN that the Lakers shouldn’t be ruled out as a Kyle Lowry suitor as the NBA trade deadline approaches.
And on the day of the deadline, we have our latest update, as according to Shams Charania of The Athletic, the Lakers are still in the hunt for the veteran guard:
The Los Angeles Lakers, Philadelphia 76ers and Miami Heat are seriously engaged in talks with the Toronto Raptors regarding Kyle Lowry.
However, as we discussed last night, involving the Lakers’ name is often a tried and true strategy from teams to use them as a boogeyman to get another organization to up their best offer.