We are now nearing a full year (if we haven’t reached that mark already) of constant trade rumors involving the Los Angeles Lakers. They’re not stopping any time soon, and Russell Westbrook, Patrick Beverley, and Kendrick Nunn will continue to rank in the top five of “Trending players being traded” within Fanspo’s trade machine.
Those three players are constantly linked in trades for obvious reasons: They’re the only players on deals larger than the veteran’s minimum other than LeBron James and Anthony Davis. However, they also share another commonality: The fact that they are all guards.