While everything around the globe might change year over year, the Lakers remain at or near the center of the trade deadline rumors never does. Despite spending the beginning of the season recovering from a slow start and being outside of the playoff picture looking in, so much of the reports center on whether the Lakers with part with their two first-round draft picks to try to make a playoff push with LeBron James and Anthony Davis playing at high levels.
The trade deadline this season is Thursday, Feb. 9 at 12 p.m. As noted by the lack of trades not just with the Lakers but across the NBA in the opening months of the season, much of the league has been in wait-and-see mode with the play-in tournament leading to teams keeping their options open later in the year.