TRADE VANDO & 3 SRP FOR VALANCIUNAS. Vanderbilt is and elite perimiter defender when he is healthy, but thats 30 games a season, Lakers need more the backup center to help AD than Vando right now. They have found that Max Christie can be that POA defender and he is still young and better in offense than Vando. Valanciunas will provide a solid performance the 20-25 min he plays a game, he is a good rebounder, solid rim-protector and defender when the pace is not high, and has the strengh to "defend" the bigs like Jokic or Embiid. (its imposible to stop Jokic).
TRADE DLO, HACHIMURA,JHS & 2 FRP FOR CAM J & DFS. They are the perfect wings to complement and play with Bron&AD, two 3&D wings that would help a lot and improve a lot the Lakers defense. CAM is the perfect wing to pair with Bron&AD, elite shooter, good rebounder and good defender. Lakers will pay the 2029 FRP and TOP 10 protected 2031 FRP for them. Nets are looking for expiring contracts to liberate salary cap for the rebuild, Dlo & JHS will provide around 23M and Hachimura next year will be expiring too.
SIGN MARKELLE FULTZ. He is the best free agent right now, and its a guard who can provide defense, energy and playmaking, he lacks as 3pt shooter but is a solid mid range shooter. He can be very usefull in the bench rotation. Keeping Gabe could be a good option, he is a good defender and its recovering his 3pt shoot. So him & Gabe as a backup guard rotation could be enough. Also Gabe is a player who growns a lot in the playoff.
LAKERS ROTATION
* PG REAVES | GABE | BRONNY
* SG CHRISTIE | FULTZ | REDDISH
* SF LEBRON | DALTON | LEWIS
* PF CAM J | DFS | WOOD
* CT AD | VALANCIUNAS | HAYES