'The Team is Pretty Much Set' – Los Angeles Lakers Not Interested in Trading Two Role Players

NBA insider Sean Deveney reported that while the Los Angeles Lakers had chances to trade both players, they opted not to move them.

“Still, the feeling around the Lakers is that the team is pretty much set as it is, and that no major trades are forthcoming until the season gets rolling. The Lakers have had opportunities to include the likes of Gabe Vincent and Jarred Vanderbilt in trade packages already, but have declined to do so,” Deveney wrote.

A Western Conference executive also said that the Lakers are waiting to see how the roster will play out.

“‘They have not been attacking the trade market by any stretch of the imagination,” one Western Conference executive said. “Most teams now are in a sort-of wait-and-see mode, and I would include the Lakers in that. They want to give it some time before they make a trade.”

Los Angeles Lakers star urged to force a trade to the Cavaliers

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James is looking to end his career on a high note by winning an NBA championship. However, it could be difficult for him to do that with the Lakers. ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith suggested that James should force a trade to the Cleveland Cavaliers, as it gives him a better shot at contending for a title.

“But getting specifically to LeBron James — it has got to the point, where I think it warrants it bro: why don’t you just come back to Cleveland and end your career,” the insider said.

“This cannot be disputed: he’d have a better chance to win in Cleveland than he would in L.A. The road through the Western Conference is arduous to say the least.”

The Cavaliers have a deeper roster and were the best team in the East last season. But the decision is on James if he wants to return to the team that drafted him.