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Los Angeles Lakers: Three emergency options that nobody wants to see

By Jason Reed

LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 20: Chris Paul #3 of the Houston Rockets speaks with LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers after he was ejected for fighting during the second half of a basketball game at Staples Center on October 20, 2018 in Los Angeles, 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 Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 20: Chris Paul #3 of the Houston Rockets speaks with LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers after he was ejected for fighting during the second half of a basketball game at Staples Center on October 20, 2018 in Los Angeles, 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 Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images) /
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3. Trading for Kyle Lowry

A few weeks ago, rumors surfaced that the Los Angeles Lakers would potentially be interested in trading for Kyle Lowry if the Toronto Raptors were unable to re-sign Kawhi Leonard.

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While at the moment Lowry is not a trade chip, he definitely will be made available by Toronto if the team is unable to sign Leonard. Lowry does not fit the team’s long-term plans and the team would benefit more from flipping him to another team for youth.

And that is exactly what the Lakers would offer them as the team could probably get Lowry for just Ball and a second round pick. The Lakers likely would not even need to throw the fourth overall pick in there or any other players.

That is because Lowry only has one more year left on his deal so it is going to be hard for the Raptors to drive the price up any more than that. It still is a great return for Toronto, though, as they turn one year of a veteran point guard into one of the youngest and most promising point guards in the league.

On the Lakers’ side of things, this would be absolutely terrible. Even if it just is Ball, trading away one of the fundamental pieces for a player that has only been regressing is absurd.

Sure, you could make the case that it would be worth it because of his experience as well as the fact it is a hold-over for the team to sign Anthony Davis the following summer. However, it would not make the Lakers a much better title contender and would be extremely short-sighted.

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It might not have the long-term financial impact of bringing in Chris Paul, but giving up Ball for a hold-over point guard is awful. Surely, the Los Angeles Lakers won’t make that big of a mistake.

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