Los Angeles Lakers Receive: F/C Christian Wood

Houston Rockets Receive: F Talen Horton-Tucker, G Kendrick Nunn, 2027 First-Round Pick

The Los Angeles Lakers tried to shop this exact trade package around before this past season’s trade deadline to no avail, as it’s not that impressive a collection of assets.

Talen Horton-Tucker is a young wing who does still hold potential, but his development on defense and as a shooter has been severely disappointing and has cratered his stock.

Kendrick Nunn failed to appear in a single game for the Lakers last season, is a poor defender, an unreliable deep shooter, and will turn 27 years old next season.

The 2027 first-round pick could turn out to be an amazing pickup if the Lakers core is blown up before then and the selection is dealt without any protections, but most NBA general managers don’t have the job security to be thinking four and five years down the road.

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The Rockets already are banking on the demise of the Brooklyn Nets long-term with their collection of draft assets acquired from the James Harden trade. Now, they’d have some stake in the Lakers’ blunders as they attempt to make a last-ditch effort to contend toward the end of LeBron James’ career.

Let’s look at how this NBA trade scenario featuring Christian Wood would impact the Los Angeles Lakers and Houston Rockets.