The Lakers are wrestling a host of different things in the days leading up to the trade deadline. LeBron James and Anthony Davis have played at elite levels this year but the Lakers are still weighing whether it’s worth going all-in on this iteration of the team by trading both first round draft picks.
An added consideration for the franchise appears to also be their bottom line, which isn’t exactly a shock. In his latest piece in which he also revealed the Lakers’ uncertainties regarding Kyrie Irving’s professionalism, Kyle Goon of the OC Register noted that, according to other teams, the Lakers are negotiating with an eye on their luxury tax bill.