As the trade deadline approaches, the Los Angeles Lakers find themselves far from the place they would like to be at this stage of the season. With 26 wins and 28 losses the purple and gold are 9th in the Western Conference.
LeBron James has a say in decisions related to roster changes and he was asked recently if he thinks the Lakers need to make changes before the trade deadline.
“I’ve always felt like, listen, I don’t really like to play fantasy basketball,” the four-time NBA champion said. “This is the group that we have going into deadline, then we’ll be ready to take on all challenges that the season has given us.
“If there’s an opportunity, I’ve said this, if there’s opportunity for you to get better, then you explore those options. I’ve been like that my whole career. I’ve said it over and over.
“If you have an opportunity to get better, no one turns that down. As great as the Rams was, they had an opportunity to get an elite guy like Odell and they wouldn’t got it. So if you have an opportunity to get better, you try to get better. And if not, then you rock and roll what you got.”
James was then asked if Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka asked for his advice ahead of the trade deadline. “You got to ask Rob that question,” was LeBron’s response.
Kent Bazemore, DeAndre Jordan, Dwight Howard and Talen Horton-Tucker appeared in reports as players that Los Angeles is looking to trade.
