Wild Proposed Trade Sends Lakers a Former No. 1 Pick & $90 Million Starter

The Los Angeles Lakers have a terrible record at this point of the regular season and nine games left on their schedule. There have been several suggestions for the team and one wild trade may give the Lakers the much needed boost.

Ben Simmons from The Ringer and Zach Lowe from ESPN mentioned a few “fake trades” for the team. Enter Anthony Davis in the game.

The Lakers may send Davis to the Phoenix Suns and get Deandre Ayton and Mikal Bridges.

“DeAndre Ayton, who has to be thrown into every trade now, because who knows if he’s on the Suns next year,” Simmons detailed. “Just Davis to Phoenix, Ayton and Bridges to the Lakers, sign-and-trade with Ayton. Suns have to give up Bridges, they still get to keep Cam Johnson. They got Crowder still, they’ll go get another free agent.”

The wild trade proposal makes sense for the Lakers

Will the Lakers even take this into consideration? Davis has an excellent relationship with his teammates and LeBron James really wanted him on his team.

“I’m thinking more from the Lakers’ perspective, like if I’m LeBron, can I go to war with that?” Lowe added. “I’m not sure I can. I won a title with A.D.”

Ayton didn’t get a contract extension with the team despite the fact that he played a big role last season. He is averaging 17.3 points, 10 rebounds, and .7 blocks this season while going 34.3% from the three-point line.

Davis is a better than Ayton but has a long history of injuries. He missed a big chunk of the regular season and he is still out. Pelinka may easily opt for a 23-year-old.

The Suns didn’t make a move to keep Ayton on their roster and the young star was a bit talented.

“I love Phoenix, but I’m really disappointed we haven’t gotten a deal or a deal done yet,” Ayton told the media in October. “We were two wins away from a championship, and I just really want to be respected, to be honest. To be respected like my peers are being respected by their teams and just keep it like that.”

The Suns have great season and it may get even better in the playoffs.