The Californian team remains close to acquiring a new player as LeBron’s partner

NBA: LeBron’s new teammate! Atlanta Hawks star reportedly close to joining Los Angeles Lakers

The Los Angeles Lakers continue to explore the market to find out the next figures for which they will try to negotiate. In addition to the interest that this team has shown in the services of Zach LaVine, there is another figure who looks very attractive to be LeBron James’ new companion.

This is the Atlanta Hawks player, DeJounte Murray, who looks like the ideal candidate to suit up for the Lakers. According to information from sources close to the Californian team, this player is among the Lakers’ targets and it is possible that they will make offers to acquire him before the trade deadline.

The Lakers have had ups and downs during this campaign, so they know that they must improve their squad in order to have everything necessary to prevent them from making so many mistakes that could cost them dearly at the end of the 2023-2024 regular season.

Murray is a great offensive player, he is one of the best on his team and he also has good defensive qualities that make him a key piece for any basketball organization.

The Lakers are reportedly interested in trading for All-Star guard Dejounte Murray 👀 pic.twitter.com/VBBBpIAcgc

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That is why those in gold and purple seek to arm themselves much more and have a more effective bench than the one they currently have. It is unknown which players the Lakers could use as bargaining chips, however, the names that seem likely are Rui Hachimura and Gabe Vicent, who has not had as much participation with the team due to injuries that have limited him.

The talented Hawks guard has recorded great averages during this campaign, to date he has 20.3 points, 4.4 rebounds and 5.4 assists per commitment, being a great weapon in the attack that would be close to his departure to a more competitive team.