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Los Angeles Lakers: External point guards to consider trading for

By Jason Reed

OAKLAND, CA - DECEMBER 25: Lonzo Ball #2 of the Los Angeles Lakers stands for the National Anthem prior to the start of an NBA basketball game against the Golden State Warriors at ORACLE Arena on December 25, 2018 in Oakland, California. 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 Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)
OAKLAND, CA - DECEMBER 25: Lonzo Ball #2 of the Los Angeles Lakers stands for the National Anthem prior to the start of an NBA basketball game against the Golden State Warriors at ORACLE Arena on December 25, 2018 in Oakland, California. 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 Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images) /
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3. Kemba Walker

This one is a bit more of a longshot but would undoubtedly make the Los Angeles Lakers the favorites to win the NBA Championship this season. Just acquiring Anthony Davis already drastically increases those odds and adding an all-star starter in Kemba Walker would be the icing on the cake.

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Quite frankly I would not expect this is you are a Lakers fan but nobody expected Kristaps Porinzgis to be so quickly traded. If Walker, who is in the last year of his contract, informs the Charlotte Hornets that he does not plan to sign an extension then the team would be foolish to not trade him.

There is no point of keeping Walker for just half a season if the team has no chance of contending for the NBA Title, which they really don’t. The only problem with that for the Hornets is they would have virtually no leverage in this deal and would have to take a package that is worth less than Walker.

That is where the Lakers swoop in and pair a young player alongside Kentavious Caldwell-Pope in order to get the deal done. Heck, KCP, Josh Hart and Mortiz Wagner might be enough to get the deal done without picks.

That would obviously leave the backcourt in an even worse place depth-wise than before, so it would be better for the Lakers to trade KCP, Wagner and a protected future pick (that is not going to the Pelicans) for Walker.

It is a bit of a stretch and is a gamble for the Lakers to trade for a guy with only half a season on his contract but it would all be worth it if the team won the title.

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The best part? The Lakers would be able to extend Walker to a contract that can be as high as $30 million a year and can even bring in other assets and go over the cap with Walker’s Bird Rights.

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