By Guillaume K. | Sports journalist
While they remained rather calm last season, the Lakers got active well before the deadline. They just recruited the 3&D winger they needed, and they’re looking for that last missing piece. 4 names have just been released.
The Lakers have ambition, as always, but JJ Redick did not necessarily have a coherent enough group at the start of the season to play leading roles in the Western Conference. It must be said that the squad has changed very little in recent years, even though the Purple and Gold have not experienced the Finals since 2020 and the title won in the bubble.
Aware of this, GM Rob Pelinka took action quite early in the season by setting up a trade to recover Dorian Finney-Smith in Brooklyn. The Los Angeles coach proclaimed his love for him even before being on the bench, D’Angelo Russell was no longer satisfactory, so it’s a totally beneficial move on paper.
4 new targets announced in Los Angeles!
And if we are to believe the various rumors coming from California, this will not be the last movement of the season, since there are still sectors to fill to stand up to the Thunder and the best teams in the conference. Anthony Irwin, journalist for the site ClutchPointshas just revealed 4 targets to follow:
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Sources inside the Lakers tell me they have discussed the possibility of bringing in Robert Williams from the Blazers, Nick Richards from the Hornets, Day’Ron Sharpe from the Nets and Walker Kessler from the Jazz. Moreover, during the summer, Los Angeles and Utah did not come far from finding an agreement for the pivot, even if the discussions are less intense today.
The Lakers took care of two big needs by recovering DFS, a very skilled defensive specialist behind the arc. We must now find a real replacement for Anthony Davis, which seems to be the condition for claiming the title in a conference dominated by Nikola Jokic. As for fans, the idea is already appealing:
@playoffskee : A 5th ring for LeBron would be beneficial for the NBA
@BronGotGame : Give us Walker Kessler and we end up champions.
@mealteam69 : LeBron will destroy this franchise once they have nothing left to find new players for him.
The leaders of the Lakers seem to have understood that to be credible on the road to title, this team needed some reinforcements. After Dorian Finney-Smith, he is a pivot who risks arriving before the deadline.
2024-12-31 23:07:00