The Los Angeles Lakers entered the 2022 NBA offseason desperate to make some changes to the roster. This was a team that fell woefully short of expectations during the 2021-22 campaign and major adjustments are needed to get things back on track.

Head coach Frank Vogel was relieved of his duties, replaced by first-time head coach Darvin Ham. He is going to have his hands full with this job as he could have to figure out how to better incorporate Russell Westbrook into the game plan if the team is unable to find a taker for him via trade.

Trading Westbrook is what the team is hoping to do, but any team that acquires him is looking for draft compensation along with him. That isn’t something Los Angeles has been willing to do yet, but their tune could change once it gets closer to training camp rolling around.

There is a real possibility that Westbrook does remain with the Lakers, which means they will have to figure out another way to upgrade the roster. One of the only tradable pieces that Los Angeles does have is Talen Horton-Tucker.

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His value isn’t perceived to be very high around the league as he struggled last season with an expanded role. But, at only 21 years old, there is still plenty of time for him to figure things out. If the Lakers look hard enough, they could find a deal centered around him.

One team that could potentially be interested in him is the Detroit Pistons. Detroit is early in its rebuild and Horton-Tucker would fit the timeline. What would a deal between the teams look like?

Let’s take a look at this trade that lands Horton-Tucker in The Motor City.