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This NBA trade deadline was rife with rumours about the Lakers, but as the deadline approached, the team’s roster stayed the same.
Later that day, Lakers vice president of basketball operations Rob Pelinka spoke with the media about the Lakers’ decision to remain inactive following the unveiling of the Kobe Bryant statue.
Pelinka stated that no deal could get the team closer to the playoffs and that he would instead concentrate on the buyout market in search of a guard who could handle the ball.
Spencer Dinwiddie was the guard he was looking for, so he signed him to the Lakers. In his first game, he scored seven assists in 31 minutes of action against the Detroit Pistons.
The Lakers’ roster is officially complete with Dinwiddie on it, and this is how they will appear for the remainder of the season.
This week’s DraftKings Reacts survey includes two questions about the trade deadline and the Lakers’ buyout actions: At the trade deadline, what grade would you assign the Lakers? What level
Sometimes it’s best to take no action at all. The Lakers have the option to trade three first-round draft picks for a star this summer after choosing not to use their 2029 first-round pick in a trade.
We have to call this deadline a success if they can pull that out and emerge as the winners the next year.
In addition, the star player who is supposedly being moved, D’Angelo Russell, has been outstanding for the Lakers. Would it have made sense to trade for a player like Dejounte Murray in exchange for someone slightly better?
By giving the nucleus of the Lakers, who made it to the Western Conference Finals the previous season, a chance to recuperate and finish the season, Rob Pelinka may have been able to preserve the season.
Clearly the Lakers’ top pick, Dinwiddie was acquired. What will the complete Dinwiddie experience include, even though he made a grand entrance and received roaring applause? Was he the greatest guard available, or ought the Lakers to have taken a different approach with that last roster spot—perhaps going for a big man?
