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Los Angeles Lakers: Role playing trade targets that fit alongside LeBron

By Jason Reed

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - DECEMBER 18: LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers reacts during a timeout in the fourth quarter of the game against the Brooklyn Nets at Barclays Center on December 18, 2018 in New York City. 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 Sarah Stier/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - DECEMBER 18: LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers reacts during a timeout in the fourth quarter of the game against the Brooklyn Nets at Barclays Center on December 18, 2018 in New York City. 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 Sarah Stier/Getty Images) /
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2. Marco Belinelli

Would the San Antonio Spurs do a deal with the devil and make a trade with the rivaled Los Angeles Lakers? The answer is probably not, which is a shame considering that Marco Belinelli is the perfect role player to play on the Los Angeles Lakers.

Belinelli has experience on contending teams and would be the perfect seventh guy in a title-contending rotation that can come in during crucial parts of the game and knock down shots. Belinelli shot 37.2 percent from beyond the arc and has 65 games of playoff experience under his belt.

The best part is that Belinelli would not bust the bank, at all. He is on an expiring contract and is owed just $5.8 million in the 2019 season. That is exactly the kind of price tag that the Lakers should be looking for in the trade market this summer.

Again, the biggest hurdle in making this happen would be getting the Spurs to agree to a trade with one of its biggest rivals. While it might seem unlikely right now, that does not mean it is impossible to accomplish.

The Spurs might just bite at a package that is centered around 2018 first-round pick Moritz Wagner for one year of Belinelli. That might seem like overspending for the Lakers but LA could try and lock Belinelli down for multiple years while giving up a guy that likely will not play a role in 2019.

Meanwhile, the Spurs get a shooting big man with some potential that, knowing the Spurs’ system, will probably thrive in San Antonio.

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