The trade deadline is almost here, less than two weeks for the teams to try to add help to their roster in order to compete. Throughout all these weeks there has been one team that was involved in almost every trade rumor: Los Angeles Lakers. However, the window to make a significant move is closing and their situation is far from favorable, even for the most optimistic fans.
The most popular LA franchise is in ninth place in the Western Conference with a record of 23-23, and as usual, has been around for virtually all trade rumors: Dejounte Murray, Zach LaVine, Bruce Brown, Bojan Bogdanovic, the list goes forever.
But really, what's the Lakers' plan? The logical thing would be to focus on getting a player to help them compete and go deep into this Playoffs, and therefore, make the most of LeBron James' final years. However, would it be worth risking their future for it?
CBS' Sam Quinn has produced a report outlining the four paths the Lakers could take as a result of what they intend to do in the trade market: