8. Kyle Kuzma Is Traded To Sacramento Kings
Kyle Kuzma is one of the most likely players to be on the move this offseason. The Los Angeles Lakers do not have cap space to make a splash in free agency, so they will have to go the trade route to upgrade their roster.
Kuzma is the best bargaining chip the team has outside of Kentavious Caldwell-Pope. The Sacramento Kings have been interested in Kuzma for a while now and will pair him up with his former head coach, Luke Walton, once again.
The Lakers can attach the No. 22 overall pick in the 2021 NBA Draft along with Kuzma if the Kings desire. Sacramento has two players that would fit the bill for Los Angeles; Buddy Hield and Harrison Barnes. The versatile Barnes is who they will land in exchange for Kuzma.
7. Trail Blazers Move On From Damian Lillard
The Portland Trail Blazers have lost in the first round of the NBA Playoffs in four of the last five years. A shakeup of the roster is inevitable, it is just a matter of how big a shakeup they want to do. With some rumors popping up that Damian Lillard will eventually request a trade, the Trail Blazers will blow things up this offseason.
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While Lillard has denied those rumors, usually where there is some smoke, there is fire. Portland would be able to land quite a haul for the All-NBA point guard and the New Orleans Pelicans could provide just that.
A package with Brandon Ingram as the centerpiece and multiple draft picks, something the Pelicans have plenty of from their Anthony Davis and Jrue Holiday trades, should tempt Portland enough to pull the trigger and reset the franchise.
