Did you think we would get this a blockbuster Trade follow -on soon? Well, here we are. And no, it is not a repeat of the Luka Doncic Draft Night Stunner – some things are too wild to happen twice. But what we see Echos a recent masterstroke: the Jrue Holiday Heist of the Celtics after the lady deal, who eventually helped them to conquer Banner 18. So now, with Kevin Durant on the edge of another movement, is the big question – can the Lakers get a similar rabbit from the hat?
Boston then bounced the opportunity and Malcolm Brogdon, Robert Williams III and two scoops to take a holiday. That chess movement appeared to define championship. Now the Lakers are watching closely. Although KD-to-La may not be a mirror image from holiday-to-Boston, the idea is the same: Stay reactive, stay ready. National Insider Jovan Buha just weighed where the Lakers are in the KD wheepstakes – and say that the wheels may already run in LA.
“There will be players who shake loosely and we have seen it, I think Boston took the best advantage of it in the recent memory with Jrue Holiday that became available because of the Damian Lillard and that situation. So I think you are in general for the Lakers, I believe that the Lakers are a bit too reactive for the lax for the laxing, the lacquer was the lax for the laxing, the laxer, the laxer for the laxing, the laxer to be the laxer for the laxer, a bit too reactive to be the laxer the lacquer. If a bit too reactive is a bit too reactive and it has not been a bit a bit too reactive and it has not been so good to be a bit proactive because they should have been the last pair. said Jovan Buha on his YouTube.
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February 23, 2025; Toronto, ontario, can; Phoenix is in front Kevin Durant (35) dribbles the ball while Toronto Raptors Scottie Barnes (4) defends in the second half in Scotiabank Arena. Mandatory Credit: Dan Hamilton image Images
Insiders describe a trade in Kevin Durant as “often … inevitable”. Interesting word choice for sure. Almost every team is somehow linked to the Grim Reaper. And why not? Don’t be fooled – even at the age of 36 the man cannot be wrong. It will not be cheap, but the suns will still be doomed. It is not only that their best player might be before taking. That Lillard-Holiday Masterclass of the Celtics de Lakers may give some inspiration to exploit Phoenix.
Could La Royce O’Neale or Nick Richards from Suns view when Kevin Durant moves?
Three years in a row is the word of the trading window for the Lakers “proactivity”. It is not the worst, but everything must be balanced. The status of the organization may just give them a chance for everyone they demand. It is to them to capitalize. In practice, when Phoenix starts to release talent, the Lakers (who have play -off windows to maximize) can benefit by picking up care such as O’Neale or Richards.
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O’Neale’s 24-25 season saw him with a career-best 40.6% of three. He is a proven 3-and-D forward and also adds distance and perimeter defense. It is that two -way capacity is reminiscent of vacation. Richards is an athletic center whose expiring contract of $ 5,000,000 is trade -friendly. Are they blockbuster players? No. But the Lakers must find the opportunities when they can. Do both fit? That is a completely different conversation.
“There are a number of interesting pieces where a Nick Richards is available is a Royce O’Neale available. You can choose one of those guys from Phoenix and add them to your rotation. Nick Richards, think that more is a backup center than a starting center. So I don’t have to argue for the starting center, but I have to be more, you have to be more, you have to be more,” said Buha on the canal.

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December 19, 2024; Phoenix, Arizona, US; Phoenix is in front Royce O’Neale (00) against the Indiana Pacers in Footprint Center. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas image Images
It is crazy how a Kevin Durant -trading shakes the entire competition. We also don’t just talk Lakers. Like a deal with three teams Royce O’Neale or a Nick Richards brings to their depth. Can you imagine the Lakers with a solid defensive depth and Luka Doncic and LeBron James? Chancebers Championship.
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