NBA Trade Deadline: Grading how all 30 teams performed at the deadline
Los Angeles Lakers
Key Moves:
- Acquired Mike Muscala from Clippers for Michael Beasley and Ivica Zubac (per Adrian Wojnarowski).
- Acquired Reggie Bullock from Pistons for Svi Mykhailiuk and a second-round draft pick (per Frank Isola).
Considering all the talk about the Los Angeles Lakers in the week leading up to the NBA Trade Deadline – and yes, stemming from the Anthony Davis trade demand, it was quite uneventful when all the Lakers come away with is Mike Muscala and Reggie Bullock.
No offense to either of those players, but none of those two are really going to make a real different in the long run. AD is not coming through that door and that is now a real reality. There’s also a chance that they don’t land him at all.
With that said, both of these moves now open the door for Carmelo Anthony. The team has an open roster spot, and he will reportedly be considered. Woo boy.
Grade: C-