Los Angeles Lakers Receive: Eric Gordon
Houston Rockets Receive: Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Jared Dudley, 2023 2nd Round Pick, 2024 2nd Round Pick
The Los Angeles Lakers are molding their team a lot like they did a season ago when they put the right players on their squad to win a championship. The Lakers could be looking to do the same thing this season as well.
The Lakers don’t really care too much about their future or their depth and are more concerned with taking advantage of LeBron’s years in Los Angeles before he leaves or retires.
The Lakers, as long as LeBron James is on the team, will be looking to compete for titles and they will have to sacrifice a good amount of depth if they hope to defend their title again this season.
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The Houston Rockets will be looking to do the opposite of the Lakers and add some depth to their roster that they could choose to retain or release heading into their offseason rebuild. Let’s take a look at how this trade benefits each team.
