A blockbuster trade will require the Lakers to give up LeBron James or Austin Reaves—and there's no way around it.
If the Los Angeles Lakers intend to complete another blockbuster trade, it's likely going to cost them either LeBron James or Austin Reaves. It's the unfortunate reality hanging over Los Angeles' head as it searches for ways to follow up on the landscape-altering move for Luka Doncic.
With limited resources and potential second apron penalties to consider, however, the Lakers will find it challenging to capture lightning in a bottle twice in such a short period of time.