With the Lakers’ self-imposed deadline to start looking at more potential trade options coming up in less than 12 hours — Dec. 15, when nearly everyone in the NBA who was signed this summer is eligible to be dealt — now is as good a time as any to check in on the latest rumors about what the team might do.
Courtesy of a few NBA insiders, here are the latest reports.
Lakers interested in Jae Crowder?
All season, Jae Crowder has remained what my friend Mitchell Maurer over at Brew Hoop has referred to as “a disgruntled member of the Phoenix Suns;” technically on the roster, but not playing for the team and working out away from the organization after asking the front office to trade him this summer when he was told he would not be starting this year or extended as he prepares for free agency this summer.