This Blazers-Lakers Trade Features Josh Hart

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Why The Los Angeles Lakers Do The Deal

The Lakers just made a big deal. Should they really make another one?

Sure. Rui Hachhimura was an intriguing acquisition, but he doesn’t do enough to fix this team’s issues. He’s a subpar floor spacer, and he isn’t a good defender.

Hart happens to be strong in both of those areas. He’s a particularly effective stopper. All told, he’s exactly the type of wing this team needs.

Meanwhile, he shouldn’t cost an unprotected first-round pick. By all indications, the Lakers are a little apprehensive about moving their draft capital. This deal protects them against the event that they’re a lottery team by 2027.

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In other words, it’s a new solution to the problems they’ve been dealing with for a while.

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