{"id":160132,"date":"2025-01-27T22:10:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-27T22:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nbaanalysis.net\/?p=137061"},"modified":"2025-01-27T22:10:00","modified_gmt":"2025-01-27T22:10:00","slug":"two-players-slammed-as-not-good-enough-for-la-lakers-urged-to-avoid-deranged-trade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/27\/two-players-slammed-as-not-good-enough-for-la-lakers-urged-to-avoid-deranged-trade\/","title":{"rendered":"Two players slammed as \u2018not good enough\u2019 for LA Lakers, urged to avoid \u2018deranged\u2019 trade"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Whether the Los Angeles Lakers do anything in the trade market before the deadline is one of the mysteries heading into February 6.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nbaanalysis.net\/tag\/anthony-davis\/\">Anthony Davis<\/a> has lit a fuse under the LA Lakers trade talk with his insistence he <a href=\"https:\/\/nbaanalysis.net\/anthony-davis-has-been-sending-important-trade-message-to-rob-pelinka-for-6-years-i-told-them\/\">prefers to change positions<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Davis followed this up with a couple of dominant performances, showing the situation is not urgent, while <a href=\"https:\/\/nbaanalysis.net\/2020-la-lakers-champion-gives-verdict-on-anthony-davis-trades-call-100-percent\/\">former teammate Danny Green<\/a> and former NBA executive <a href=\"https:\/\/nbaanalysis.net\/former-nba-top-executive-bluntly-reacts-on-anthony-davis-wishes-for-a-center-its-a-hard-job\/\">Bob Myers have questioned<\/a> whether deals are even possible.<\/p>\n<p>Yet with the Lakers now 5-1 over the past two games, there is some reason to believe they should be aggressive.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-getty-images-media\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"941\" height=\"627\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 991px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn1.nbaanalysis.net\/uploads\/16\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2194807956-941x627.jpg\" alt=\"Jonas Valanciunas #17 of the Washington Wizards keeps the ball away from Alex Len #25 of the Sacramento Kings in the fourth quarter at Golden 1 Cen...\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn1.nbaanalysis.net\/uploads\/16\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2194807956-941x627.jpg 941w, https:\/\/cdn1.nbaanalysis.net\/uploads\/16\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2194807956-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn1.nbaanalysis.net\/uploads\/16\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2194807956-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn1.nbaanalysis.net\/uploads\/16\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2194807956-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/cdn1.nbaanalysis.net\/uploads\/16\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2194807956-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn1.nbaanalysis.net\/uploads\/16\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2194807956-750x500.jpg 750w\" \/><\/div><figcaption title=\"Jonas Valanciunas #17 of the Washington Wizards keeps the ball away from Alex Len #25 of the Sacramento Kings in the fourth quarter at Golden 1 Cen...\">Photo by Eakin Howard\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-lakers-told-to-avoid-pair\">Lakers told to avoid pair<\/h2>\n<p>The Lakers desire for a new center has been discussed for months, with <a href=\"https:\/\/nbaanalysis.net\/tag\/lebron-james\/\">LeBron James<\/a> claimed to be a <a href=\"https:\/\/nbaanalysis.net\/two-centers-currently-interesting-the-lakers-lebron-james-has-made-clear-he-likes-one-claims-nba-expert\/\">fan of Washington Wizards&#8217; Jonas Valanciunas<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Lakers have also been <a href=\"https:\/\/nbaanalysis.net\/nba-trade-rumors-los-angeles-lakers-chicago-bulls-nikola-vucevic-lebron-james-anthony-davis-cam-reddish-austin-reaves-rui-hachimura-demar-derozan-zach-lavine-proposal-news\/\">connected with Nikola Vucecic going back to 2023<\/a> &#8211; but it would require a big swing for the team to make a deal.<\/p>\n<p>Per a discussion on ESPN&#8217;s The Hoop Collective, there are doubts over whether either Valanciunas or Vucevic would actually needed be what the team need.<\/p>\n<p>Tim Macmahon said: &#8220;It would be a completely\u00a0deranged thing for the Lakers to trade for Jonas Valanciunas. He can&#8217;t do anything on defense. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Vucevic can&#8217;t guard anybody either. These guys are not good enough. The Lakers have had the same problem for years now. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Really since they got rid of Kentavious Caldwell-Pope in the Russell Westbrook trade. They have no perimeter athleticism to guard anybody.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They haven&#8217;t had any actual\u00a03 and D players for years, that has been the problem with their team.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>It was a take backed by Brian Windhorst, who commented: &#8220;If you had Austin Reaves and Valanciunas on the court, teams would have two players they could attack.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Is The Lakers&#039; Resurgence For Real? Can The Bulls Avoid Disaster? | The Hoop Collective\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/O71Zer87nOE?list=PLu1neCd4swuakibtwr6887z4D8YH3YUnK\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-warriors-and-maverick-could-show-interest\">Warriors and Maverick could show interest<\/h2>\n<p>The Lakers&#8217; need for a center has been made less urgent following the <a href=\"https:\/\/nbaanalysis.net\/mike-bresnahan-cant-believe-what-jarred-vanderbilt-did-for-la-lakers-on-his-comeback-game\/\">successful return to action of Jarred Vanderbilt<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Other teams in the NBA may need one more. The Dallas Mavericks have an injury crisis at the position right now with an injury to Dereck Lively.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/nbaanalysis.net\/dallas-mavericks-sign-bronny-james-g-league-teammate-he-led-league-in-blocks-in-2024\/\">Mavs acquired Kylor Kelley<\/a> from the South Bay Lakers, an emergency move reflective of their need.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile the <a href=\"https:\/\/nbaanalysis.net\/bill-simmons-names-golden-state-warriors-trade-that-makes-sense-stephen-curry-has-never-had-teammate-like-it\/\">Golden State Warriors have been floated as suitors for Nikola Vucevic<\/a>, amid the belief he could provide help for Stephen Curry.<\/p>\n<p>Both teams are behind the Lakers in the <a href=\"https:\/\/nbaanalysis.net\/tag\/western-conference\/\">Western Conference<\/a>, and may be in more need of making a swing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Making a move for the sake of it may not be 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