NBA Rumors: Lakers Linked To Spurs In Trade Talks
But all of that good stuff doesn't mean the trade talks have necessarily ended. The Lakers are still desperate for shooting, as their 2-7 record indicates. One rumor that's making the rounds today has the Lakers talking with the San Antonio Spurs, with a couple of sharpshooters as their targets. This, according to LJ Ellis of SpursTalk.com:
According to a source, the Los Angeles Lakers have targeted (Josh) Richardson and (Doug) McDermott in a trade that would involve Russell Westbrook. However, talks haven’t gained traction because the Lakers are only willing to relinquish a pair of second round picks in return for both players.
McDermott is averaging 10 points and shooting 43% from long distance this season (career 41%), while Richardson is shooting 42% from downtown this year (36.6% career). For reference: the Lakers are dead last in the NBA at 28% from beyond the arc this season.
But as intimated by Ellis, the Spurs are looking for a first-rounder in a deal like that, but the Lakers haven't yet upped their ante to include one.
The story also indicates that if the Spurs were to take Westbrook in such a deal, they have no intention of keeping him around; they would buy him out and send him off into free agency.
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