Los Angeles Lakers: 5 realistic trade targets ahead of the deadline

Five realistic trade targets ahead of the 2022 NBA Trade Deadline for the Los Angeles Lakers. 

The Los Angeles Lakers have been one of the most disappointing teams in the league this season and it would be surprising if they didn’t make a strong effort to significantly improve the roster at the NBA Trade Deadline.

There’s just one big problem with that. The Lakers don’t have much, if any, flexibility when it comes to potential trades at the deadline. They’ll have to get creative with limited assets and will need a few teams to be desperate.

Short of that happening though, it’ll probably be in the best interest of the team to try and aim a bit lower than some of the bigger names that are on the trade block. Assuming that will be the case over the next few weeks, we explore five realistic trade targets that the Lakers should have on their big board.