Woj thinks the Lakers trade market is ‘LIMITED’ | NBA Countdown

Woj thinks the Lakers trade market is ‘LIMITED’ | NBA Countdown

The Celtics they are right now at the top of the Eastern standings why do you think that this year could be different for Jason Tatum in the Seas well it has nothing to do with anything strategic it has to do with heartbreak and they’ve had enough of it and young teams don’t

Do anything in this league but they’re no longer young because four times Tatum and brown together have been to at least the Conference Finals and they’ve had heartbreak each of those times once in the finals I think they crashed through that now particularly with the help they’ve got uh with Drew holiday

Somebody who can walk in that locker room and say look look at this fellas follow me I think the Celtic have got all the ingredient and had enough to Break Meanwhile the Lakers they won the n Season tournament but then they went two and five since then so perk what do

You see as the identity of this team which one are they oh W you haven’t you haven’t broken the new the news yet what is that perk the Lakers filed a police report their identity been stolen this ain’t the same like this ain’t the same Lakers team we saw last postseason and here’s

Why let me let me let me tell you why when I look look at the Lakers do not get fool that was Fool’s goal when it came down to the n Season tournament okay they had the easiest pool and then they beat the Pelicans and the Pacers if

You go back the only signature win that they had this season was their last game against Oklahoma City okay so in that game against Oklahoma City the Lakers they made some adjustments right to their starting lineup wo is this a precursor to maybe them being a little

Bit more active on the trade market yeah the Lakers are going to be active in this trade deadline in February it’s shaping up like last year’s a lot more buyers than Sellers and teams who would want to trade the Lakers an All-Star level player they’re going to want

Austin Reeves in return 25 years old in the first year of a four a new four-year deal a player that they brought in they developed they don’t easily part with players like that Rob Pena has shown restraint and so I think when it comes down to at the tread D line for the

Lakers uh without giving up Austin Reeves I think they’re going to be limited in the kind a player that they could bring in maybe not a legitimate third star to LeBron and Anthony Davis here’s the deal you can’t give up Austin Reeves you already made that mistake by

Giving up Alex Caruso years ago and that that hurt you you don’t want to make the same mistake twice that’s number one number two I think that Rob palinka has earned the benefit of the doubt based off of what transpired last year you make deals before the trading de and

Hamura Vander D’Angelo Russell what have you what do you do you advance to the Conference Finals and you end up running into to yic and obviously the Denver Nuggets and so I look at the Los Angeles Lakers there’s a tweak here there that you may need obviously they need

Shooting we get all of that the flip side to it is that Anthony Davis is playing like a defensive player of the year you got Lebron James playing like a league MVP candidate when you have the cornerstones of your franchise showing up and you know that you have every

Reason to believe and be confident that they’ll answer the call when the big moments ar your supplementary parts of what you’re looking for I expect Austin Rivers to play better as the SE season goes along I think somebody like Gabe Vincent will show up and show a contribution the hotam moras of the

World the Austin re guys like that I think they’ll show up D’Angelo Russell is somebody that I’m iffy about but in the end I’m not going to sit up there and just poo poo the Los Angeles Lakers and think that this season is what we’re seeing right now I’ve got faith in Rob

Linka this is a team that does need speed and they need athleticism okay as a guy in Chicago that can offer both those things and I can tell you they want to trade him at least the city does even if the organ doesn’t want to say that and that’s Z

LaVine what a third piece he would be with what do you have to give up if I’m Chicago I’m you know I’m not just going to give him to you but LeBron needs said Stephen A you got an awful lot of faith more faith than I do in the Lakers as a

Roster we know LeBron’s greatness is we’re not even set that aside Anthony Davis is what Anthony Davis is more than 10 years into his career is that enough for the Lakers are we seeing a Laker team that could go through multiple teams and beat say Minnesota and Denver

In the playoffs in the series no we’re not I don’t see them one coming out of the west but I think some of those young teams you put LeBron James and Anthony Davis in a playoff series I guess against some of those young team I think against those young teams their

Experience super everything else they won’t win the championship but can I think they’ll knock off these Young Bucks yes I [Applause] Do sir

Stephen A. Smith, Michael Wilbon, Kendrick Perkins and Adrian Wojnarowski join me on NBA Countdown to discuss the true identity of the Los Angeles Lakers and the trade market surrounding the team.

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