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Pelicans rumors: The Lakers don’t have what it takes to get Lonzo Ball

LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers drives against Lonzo Ball #2 of the New Orleans Pelicans (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)

Lonzo Ball of the New Orleans Pelicans has been involved in myriad trade rumors this offseason. It seems like just about every team has been attached to him at some point, though most of them don’t make a ton of sense and may just be posturing from one of the camps.

With rumors floating that the Pelicans aren’t interested in matching a high offer sheet for Lonzo Ball, a sign-and-trade would then become a possibility, though those are pretty rare and bring their own complications, as the team doing the signing is then hard-capped for the season, which is why they rarely happen.