Why The Los Angeles Lakers Do The Deal
On the other hand, the Lakers don’t have the luxury of building through the future.
Firstly, they’re way behind in any race to do so. The Lakers have precious few first-round picks and having moved Talen Horton-Tucker this summer, virtually no young players with trade value.
They need to get better ahead of 2022-23. This deal ought to help them do so. Derrick Rose has developed into one of the NBA’s best floor-spacing point guards – unlike Westbrook, he’ll be a perfect fit alongside LeBron James.
Fournier should be as well. He’s a floor-spacing guard who offers a degree of shot creation as well. Finally, Reddish should be a bit of a wild card.
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After all, he’s struggled to produce at the NBA level in his career so far. If he breaks out for the Lakers in 2022-23, it could be a tremendous x-factor in terms of their title hopes. If he doesn’t, at least they gain an interesting young player to potentially include in a trade. After all, if they disappoint this season, they may be forced to make one.
