{"id":9192,"date":"2024-11-12T08:14:53","date_gmt":"2024-11-12T08:14:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotnews.azontree.com\/?p=9192"},"modified":"2024-11-12T08:14:53","modified_gmt":"2024-11-12T08:14:53","slug":"breaking-lakers-trade-pitch-adds-ex-defensive-player-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotnews.azontree.com\/?p=9192","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Lakers Trade Pitch Adds Ex-Defensive Player of the Year.."},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\" class=\"wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"h-responsive\">\n<figure class=\"h-responsive__inner\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-featured-image size-featured-image wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-2173594928-e1729180346467.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-2173594928-e1729180346467.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-2173594928-e1729180346467.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-2173594928-e1729180346467.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Rob Pelinka, JJ Redick\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" data-img-load-time=\"127\" data-dom-ready-time=\"266\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-credit\">Getty<\/span>Lakers GM Rob Pelinka, and head coach JJ Redick answer questions during a press conference.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Through the first 10 games of the 2024-25 NBA season, the\u00a0Lakers\u00a0ranked\u00a0No. 26 in defensive rating, conceding 117.5 points per 100 possessions. While the presence of defensive stalwart\u00a0Anthony Davis\u00a0helped the Lakers in spurts, the perimeter defense of\u00a0Austin Reaves, and especially\u00a0D\u2019Angelo Russell, made it very difficult for JJ Redick\u2019s team to consistently get stops in big moments.<\/p>\n<p>It was evident within the first week of the season that the Lakers needed to make moves to shore up their perimeter defense. One player who could solve a lot of their problems is\u00a0Marcus Smart,\u00a0the 2022 Defensive Player of the Year and the first guard to win the award since Gary Payton in 1996.<\/p>\n<p>In light of those rumors, the following Lakers trade pitch sends Russell and\u00a0Gabe Vincent\u00a0to the Grizzlies in exchange for Smart and veteran sharpshooter\u00a0Luke Kennard.\u00a0<em>Note:\u00a0<\/em>The trade can\u2019t be completed until December 15 when Kennard becomes trade eligible. Otherwise, the trade would be legal under the NBA\u2019s CBA.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lakers would get:<\/strong>\u00a0Smart, Kennard<\/p>\n<p><strong>Grizzlies would get:<\/strong>\u00a0Russell, Vincent, 2029 first-round pick (LAL)<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Smart-Reaves Backcourt Duo Could Work<\/h2>\n<p>Sir Charles in Charge\u2019s Michael Saenz\u00a0explained why Smart is the exact piece the Lakers need, and the perfect backcourt partner for\u00a0Austin Reaves.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith a need to add more depth to their backcourt, Smart would make sense for the Lakers,\u201d he wrote on November 7. \u201cHe\u2019s the type of combo guard who could fit alongside Austin Reaves. He\u2019d also help take some of the defensive pressure off the team\u2019s backcourt. Even though he is struggling with his offensive efficiency to begin the season, there\u2019s reason to believe that Smart could still make waves in the rotation based on his playmaking ability and his versatility on the defensive end of the floor.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The writer argued that the Smith-Grizzlies fit is destined to fail due to Memphis\u2019 guard-heavy rotation of\u00a0Ja Morant, Desmond Bane,\u00a0Scotty Pippen Jr, Yuki Kawamura and Cam Spencer. As such, he is convinced the Grizzlies would make Smart available in trade talks closer to the February 6, 2025 deadline.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Lakers Trade Targets Could Expand<\/h2>\n<p>As is the case every season, a number of players could become available closer to the February deadline. Furthermore, with nearly a third of the league becoming trade-eligible after December 15, several teams could explore their roster scenarios and accordingly make certain players available.<\/p>\n<p>While Smart would definitely be an upgrade in the backcourt, the Lakers are also seeking a center to play alongside Anthony Davis, per several insiders.<\/p>\n<p>According to\u00a0Bleacher Report\u2019s Jake Fischer, the Lakers are shopping Russell with the idea of landing a quality big man such as\u00a0Brook Lopez\u00a0or\u00a0Jonas Valanciunas.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cD\u2019Angelo Russell is on the block and is going to be available as outgoing salary for the Lakers,\u201d Fischer said on . \u201cThe center spot is a spot that we know Los Angeles has been looking to upgrade and will be looking to upgrade. We mentioned Brook Lopez at the top of this show; he is someone that I was told is on the Lakers\u2019 list of potential targets. As we said before, Jonas Valanciunas is another name I\u2019d keep an eye on for the future there, and someone that I was told over the summer was on the Lakers internal board of center options.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GettyLakers GM Rob Pelinka, and head coach JJ Redick answer questions during a press conference. 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