The Lakers still stink. As a result, most of the conversation surrounding them is — stop me if you’ve heard this one before — if they should use their 2027 and 2029 first-round picks to improve the team, or if this 2-8 mess is hopeless.
Let’s take a look at the most recent rumors swirling around the team.
The Lakers aren’t going to trade their future firsts if the season keeps slipping away
According to the latest reporting from Shams Charania of The Athletic, it sounds like the team is still not planning to make a deal with those picks if it doesn’t make them a contender, especially not when this current group has so thoroughly underwhelmed:
“I’m told the organization will be prudent with their two first round picks available the rest of the decade.