By landing an undervalued Toronto Raptors center in a massive three-team trade, the Los Angeles Lakers could successfully strengthen their frontcourt. “The Los Angeles Lakers still have issues after the late-December trade with the Brooklyn Nets for Dorian Finney-Smith and Shake Milton,” Bleacher Report’s Eric Pincus wrote Tuesday.
The Los Angeles Lakers have had a solid start to the season but they are still a few moves away from being a contender in the Western Conference.Los Angeles currently holds a 22-18 record, which has the sitting sixth in the West standings.
A beloved former Denver Nuggets forward and NBA champion may spend the second half of the year with the Lakers. “The proposed trade to acquire (Bruce) Brown from the Toronto Raptors would involve sending out Gabe Vincent, Jarred Vanderbilt, Jalen Hood-Schifino, and a 2025 second-round pick,” Fadeaway World’s Eddie Bitar wrote Sunday.
In this new trade proposal by Eddie Bitar of Fadeaway World, the Lakers make a sneaky trade to land guard Bruce Brown from the Toronto Raptors. Brown would serve the Lakers well and Los Angeles wouldn't have to part with too many to land him.
The Los Angeles Lakers are a team to keep an eye on in the Bruce Brown sweepstakes, according to NBA insider Evan Sidery. The Lakers have been linked with Brown for over a year and Sidery believes they could make a move for the Toronto Raptors guard before the Feb.
The Toronto Raptors are "very motivated" to deal veteran wing Bruce Brown before the Feb. 6 trade deadline, according to NBA insider Jake Fischer.
An impactful wing whom the Lakers have been interested in for nearly two years could get bought out just weeks from now.
After the Los Angeles Lakers traded Russell, Maxwell Lewis and three second-round picks to the Nets last month in exchange for Dorian Finney-Smith and Shake Milton, he dropped 22 points off the bench in his season debut with Brooklyn in a 130-113 loss to the Toronto Raptors on Jan. 1.
According reports from The Athletic's Jovan Buha, the Lakers are actively exploring trade options ahead of the February 6 deadline, with Toronto Raptors guard Bruce Brown emerging as a potential target.
On Wednesday night, the Boston Celtics are playing the Clippers in Los Angeles. Before the game (on Tuesday), Jayson Tatum made an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel.
Los Angeles looks to prolong its three-game home win streak with a victory against Boston. The teams square off Thursday for the first time this season.