Rumors swirl around the NBA during All-Star weekend. (Like those brewing about LeBron James’ dissatisfaction with the Lakers.) But people also make absurd claims. That happened when Chris Broussard of Fox Sports 1 said that Pat Riley might trade both Bam Adebayo and Jimmy Butler to the Los Angeles Lakers for Anthony Davis.
First of all, Butler and Davis make roughly the same amount of money, so including Adebayo in the trade would require the Lakers to include other players. And Davis’ history of injuries is concerning.