Throughout the history of their franchise, the Los Angeles Lakers have always had big dreams for the trade market. Part of that, it must be noted, is because — from getting Pau Gasol for next to nothing, to as far back as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar demanding his way to California — their wildest goals have a habit of coming true.
This latest set of hopes, however, are probably a bridge too far even for an organization with as many examples of lopsided star trades as the Lakers have. Because in the latest report from Jovan Buha of The Athletic, the always-plugged-in insider revealed that a few of the names the team is holding out hope for are not like the others (emphasis mine):
As The Athletic’s Shams Charania reported earlier this week, the Lakers have had discussions for Detroit’s Bojan Bogdanovic, as well as the Knicks’ Evan Fournier and Cam Reddish.