NBA – In addition to LaVine, the Lakers’ two big targets on the market revealed!
Rawel Visual / NBA (DR)
Despite an anything but alarming start to the season, the name of the Lakers continues to come up in trade rumors. In addition to the one linking them for a few days to Zach LaVine, two other players would be in their little papers, and not the least.
Compared to their situation at this same stage of the season last year, they can be satisfied. The Lakers indeed appear less in crisis than at the start of the 2022-23 campaign, when they posted a record of 2 wins for 10 losses after 12 games. Today in balance (6-6), they have not escaped trade rumors, one of which is gaining momentum and bringing them closer… to Zach LaVine.
The Lakers ready to raid the Bulls?
It’s been a few years now since LaVine was announced for an ejection seat with the Bulls. However, this time, the divorce with its frankness seems more inevitable than ever. In any case, this is what his recent unusual and inflammatory comments on this issue have suggested. The star winger has even gone further in recent hours with a gesture that has not gone unnoticed on the web:
#Bulls Zach LaVine removed Bulls Nation from his bio.
Odd move for somebody who isn’t even active on X. Trade coming soon? pic.twitter.com/yWXAenEH3f
— Die-Hard Chicago Bulls Fans (@DieHardCBfans) November 16, 2023
Zach LaVine removed “Bulls Nation” from his bio. A strange move for someone who isn’t even active on upcoming X. Trade?
Suffice to say that the clues suggesting a future departure of the double All-Star are multiplying. However, given the overhaul that should begin within his current team, he may well not be the only one to be pushed out. A possible mass exodus in which DeMar DeRozan and Alex Caruso could notably take part… which the Lakers would also monitor:
The Lakers are expected to show some level of interest in Zach LaVine, DeMar DeRozan and Alex Caruso, per @jovanbuha
(Via @TheAthleticNBA ) pic.twitter.com/V5mk5bPKgM
— NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) November 16, 2023
According to Jovan Buha, the Lakers should express interest in Zach LaVine, DeMar DeRozan and Alex Caruso.
So many executives in Chicago’s weakened locker room that Rob Pelinka and his assistants could try to steal. It now remains to be seen which of these profiles they will prioritize in the event of possible negotiations with the Bulls. It indeed seems highly improbable, if not impossible, to see them put together a package sufficient to recruit the three players.
After the Clippers and their trade that attracted James Harden to Los Angeles, could the Lakers in turn greatly shake up the transfer market? In any case, the Bulls seem to have several attractive targets in their eyes.
