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Under-the-radar Lakers-Raptors trade could be game-changer for Los Angeles

The Los Angeles Lakers need a two-way wing who can defend, space the floor, and play without the ball, and Ochai Agbaji fits that need almost perfectly.

That is why an under-the-radar trade with the Toronto Raptors could end up being far more important than it looks. This type of deal would not be about upside swings or star hunting; it simply would be about fit.

Sam Vecenie recently suggested on The Game Theory Podcast that the Lakers could benefit from “taking a flyer on the reclamation of Ochai Agbaji project,” describing him as “a 3-and-D guy that won’t require the ball at all.