Report: Three Top NBA Guards Listed as Potential Lakers Trade Targets

The Los Angeles Lakers have a nice record at this point of the regular season, but this doesn’t change the fact that the team has some trade targets to take care of. The Lakers roster looks pretty great now, but there’s always room for improvement. We all know what happened with the Brooklyn Nets. The team did a blockbuster trade to get now-former Houston Rockets veteran James Harden. If this trade is the right deal for Brooklyn, the franchise would be hard to beat in the postseason.

Zach Buckley of Bleacher Report suggests that the Patriots should go after a guard before the trade deadline. Derrick Rose seems like a good fit for the team.

“Rose has been slow out of the starting block this season, which might be a yellow (or red) light for some given his long injury history. But maybe this opens the possibility of a buy-low opportunity. Or perhaps the scoring point guard will have awakened from this early funk by the time the March 25 deadline gets here. Either way, L.A. should have an offer ready when Rose inevitably hits the trade market.”

Lakers have ideal trade targets

Rose was linked to the Patriots for quite some time. He is averaging 13.9 points per game. He was averaging 18+ in the last two seasons. Los Angeles added Dennis Schroder, and Rose doesn’t fit this need. Maybe the team would have signed him if he was a more efficient 3-point shooter. Truth is, the Lakers aren’t that interested in getting someone with 30% shooting from beyond the arc.

JJ Redick and George hill have been mentioned in the most recent talks, too.

If the Lakers try to add more shooting, they could use some other options from the market. Buckley mentioned Redick and Hill.

Redick is 36 and Hill turned 34. Both veterans have a few more years to win their titles. They both make a good fit for the Lakers.

There’s another aspect of the situation. The team lost Dwight Howard and JaVale McGee. Maybe they should get a big player instead of a guard.