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Los Angeles Lakers: Why Bradley Beal might end up being second star

By Jason Reed

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 13: Bradley Beal #3 of the Washington Wizards celebrates after hitting the game tying shot in regulation against the Toronto Raptors at Capital One Arena on January 13, 2019 in Washington, DC. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 13: Bradley Beal #3 of the Washington Wizards celebrates after hitting the game tying shot in regulation against the Toronto Raptors at Capital One Arena on January 13, 2019 in Washington, DC. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images) /
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3. Bradley Beal has a reasonable trade value

One of the biggest hurdles potentially standing in the Los Angeles Lakers way of trading for Anthony Davis is the Pelicans’ potential asking price. The Lakers are going to have to part ways with Brandon Ingram, Lonzo Ball and maybe even Josh Hart with at least two unprotected picks thrown in there.

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The way the team has played with LeBron has led many to think that this would be worth it regardless for the Lakers and it probably would be. However, it would still leave the team with a thin roster and not a ton of flexibility to add pieces next winter.

If the team was to change gears and instead go for Bradley Beal it would at least leave more of a foundation around the two stars while also keeping open the possibility of trading another piece of the young core.

The Washington Wizards are not going to be able to get rid of John Wall and his massive extension, there is just no way. Knowing that the team is not going to be able to blow it up, the team might as well add a young piece that saves some cap space that can develop into an all-star alongside Wall.

That player would be Brandon Ingram, who would be the centerpiece of the Lakers’ side of the deal.

Alongside Ingram would have to be Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Michael Beasley for monetary reasons and most likely 2018 first-round pick, Moritz Wagner. An unprotected first-round pick in the 2020 NBA Draft would top it all off.

That still leaves the Lakers with the starting point guard and power forward and creates a starting five of Lonzo Ball, Beal, LeBron, Kyle Kuzma and JaVale McGee.

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The bench would still be intact as well and the Lakers would be getting significantly better without seriously limiting the roster size.

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