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Los Angeles Lakers: Why trading for DeAndre Jordan would be genius

By Jason Reed

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - MARCH 23: DeAndre Jordan #6 of the Los Angeles Clippers grabs a rebound against the Indiana Pacers at Bankers Life Fieldhouse on March 23, 2018 in Indianapolis, Indiana. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
INDIANAPOLIS, IN - MARCH 23: DeAndre Jordan #6 of the Los Angeles Clippers grabs a rebound against the Indiana Pacers at Bankers Life Fieldhouse on March 23, 2018 in Indianapolis, Indiana. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /
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2. This is the move to intrigue LeBron James to come to the Lakers

The Los Angeles Lakers are a very promising free agent destination for any team. There are all the natural advantages of being in a huge market like LA and there is also the great young core the Lakers have built. However, the Lakers young core is still years away from contending for a title and LeBron may want to bring other pieces in with him.

The only way to bring in other pieces and remain a complete team is by trading for DeAndre Jordan. Sure, the Lakers could try and sign LeBron and Paul George, but that would create a very small lineup with LeBron at the four and Randle at the five. As talented as they would be, they would have problems.

However, with Jordan, the Lakers would have a natural center to rely on while allowing Ingram, James and George to all share the court. While this would mean a move to the bench for Randle, it would also craft Randle into the best sixth-man in basketball. Plus, now, the Lakers would be insanely deep with both Randle and Kuzma coming off of the bench to provide a spark.

Anyways, trading for Jordan not only gives the Lakers the center they need but also maintains the cap space to bring in both James and George. This is the only true way to form a big three in Los Angeles without trading Brandon Ingram.

LeBron wants as many scorers as possible around him, especially considering that he reportedly wants to play more off-ball in the later stages of his career.

This is perfect for that. Lonzo Ball runs the offense, George and Ingram are LeBron’s goto secondary scorers and LeBron only needs the ball in his hand in key moments. With Jordan snagging rebounds down low and catching lobs, this team would be the most well-rounded team in basketball.

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