The 2022 NBA trade deadline is only six days away, and the Los Angeles Lakers will have until the afternoon of Feb. 10 to find a way to upgrade their roster for a late-season push towards the playoffs. As always, there are plenty of rumors involving the Lakers, but it’s uncertain right now which ones have any real chance of happening.
The team doesn’t have much in terms of tradeable assets, and no, it’s not looking likely that any team would take on Russell Westbrook and his contract, just as it is unlikely the Lakers would attach their 2027 first-round pick to a deal involving him.