Dating back to before the trade deadline, the vast majority of the rumors and reports surrounding Talen Horton-Tucker, Kendrick Nunn and the trade package the Lakers shopped around the league has been how little value it has had. The Lakers shopped those players along with a 2027 first round pick around at the deadline to no avail, largely because no teams were interested in giving up anything of note for them.
At the time, it was likely a fair read on the matter with Horton-Tucker having a poor season and Nunn’s status being entirely up in the air as to whether he’d even return during the season.