Re: 2023 NBA Season

The Lakers reported that they are still open to trade their future first round picks but they want long term returns. We are referring to their 2027 and 2029 future first round draft picks. The Lakers are giving a sign that they want a young high potential player that can carry the team when Bron and Davis are gone or old. No wonder all their previous talks to unload Russ and acquire any players from Kyrie, Clarkson, Hield, Turner and Bogdanovich ended in failures.
Does the Lakers 2027, 2029 first round drafts and Russ' $47 million payrate enough to acquire a young star potential like Mitchell?

Well that's why they are future picks, because we don't know if they are going to be a great player in the NBA. But it's risk that any team are willing to take though or maybe they have scouting teams as well looking for the next prospect in high school that will be the potential picks. So we will see, Russ is still a big problem in their shoulder right now, but they can't do anything about that huge contract and they might be willing to let Russ play this season.

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Lakers really have to look for future in my opinion too. Their young players are not so promising and it is doubtful how old star players will perform. I love Lebron a lot and respect him hugely but it is not certain that he can play as maximum performed Lebron for a long time. We can already see the old age taking its toll. Russ is also almost 34 years old and we know he is not how he used to be. Anthony Davis is 29 years old and I like his potential but I don't think he is a player that you can build your team around. Lakers obviously will have rebuild in couple of years but they are already losing time. They should start to think about future now. They should indeed look for young and promising players instead of thirty years old questionable ones.

I have not heard of any new players joining the Lakers who are young and have great potential. LeBron James is getting old and it is obvious that his age is taking a toll on his performance. Looking at the Lakers team right now, we will see good experience and good players who have been around before. Anthony Davis is probably the only player who is reliable but I don't know if he is someone whom you can build a team around. Russell Westbrook and LeBron James are just too old right now. The Lakers are obviously going to have big changes in the future but till then it will be interesting to see how they can perform.