Prior to the Los Angeles Lakers reportedly reaching an agreement to acquire Dennis Schroder from the Oklahoma City Thunder, they were among the teams connected to a potential Chris Paul trade this offseason.
Much of that stemmed from the Lakers standing to benefit from adding another ballhandler to their roster and LeBron James’ strong friendship with Paul. Executives believed James would leverage his influence to push the Lakers toward a trade for Paul.
However, nothing seemed to materialize and Paul instead appears bound for Phoenix Suns. The Suns were in desperate need of a point guard to pair with Devin Booker, and there is no one better suited for that role than Paul, who revived the Thunder after they traded away Russell Westbrook and Paul George.