Sitting at just 7-12 entering their Wednesday night matchup with the Portland Trail Blazers, it’s not exactly breaking news that the Los Angeles Lakers may make a trade or two this season. After all, the team has been linked to various potential Russell Westbrook trades for going on a calendar year.
But just how large of a shakeup they are willing to undergo is reportedly something the team is still debating internally. Jovan Buha of The Athletic told Allen Sliwa on the latest episode of ESPN LA’s “Lakers Talk” radio show that the front office may actually be leaning towards smaller deals involving the mid-sized contracts of Kendrick Nunn and Patrick Beverley rather than trying to construct a Westbrook package (emphasis mine):
“We know Russell Westbrook has been in a bunch of trade rumors.