With the 2025 NBA Draft underway, the Los Angeles Lakers are once again looking to maximize their options in the absence of a first-round pick—still owed to the New Orleans Pelicans from the ...

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If the potentially historic seven-team trade headlined by Kevin Durant ending up with the Houston Rockets is compelted, the Los Angeles Lakers are not expected to get anything in return for losing ...

Outside of Luka Doncic and LeBron James, the Lakers most valuable trade asset is Austin Reaves. With the scoring guard headed for an eventual lucrative contract, Bleacher Report’s Connor Thoms ...

“As trade assets go, the Lakers still have Gabe Vincent and Maxi Kleber’s expiring contracts. They can still trade their own first-round pick in either 2031 or 2032,” he reported on Thursday.

And the Lakers were happy to go from No. 55 to No. 36 and not give up future assets to draft Thiero. The Lakers didn’t have a first-round pick in Wednesday night’s draft.

"On the trade market, Dalton Knecht and the Lakers' 2031 first-rounder will continue to be positive assets the Lakers can include in offers, as well as the expiring contracts of Rui Hachimura ($18 ...

“Towns might land on the optimistic end of L.A.’s trade budget, but the Lakers might have just enough assets and money-matching salaries to get a deal done.

LeBron James might not be the only former No. 1 pick on the Los Angeles Lakers roster for long. The Lakers have checked in with the Miami Heat about a potential trade for veteran forward Andrew ...

In a new report on Saturday from ESPN’s Dave McMenamin, Knecht was again named as a positive trade asset Los Angeles can use to upgrade areas of need on the roster, particularly at center. "On ...