NBA Champion Has A Bold Trade Idea For The Los Angeles Lakers

NBA Champion Nick Young wants the Los Angeles Lakers to acquire a New Orleans Pelicans star.

April 5, 2019; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors former player Nick Young (right) receives his championship ring from forward Draymond Green (left) before the game against the Cleveland Cavaliers at Oracle Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports / Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports

The Los Angeles Lakers are always one most of the talked about teams in the league.

This summer, they will have a lot of questions about the future of the roster. 

Recently, NBA Champion Nick Young made a bold suggestion that the team should try to make a deal for New Orleans Pelicans star C.J. McCollum. 

His post on X had nearly 400 likes and over 90,000 impressions in less than 12 hours.

Young wrote: "Lakers go get cj from the pelicans pls"

Lakers go get cj from the pelicans pls

— Nick Young (@NickSwagyPYoung) May 24, 2024

McCollum is coming off another productive year for New Orleans where he averaged 20.0 points, 4.3 rebounds and 4.6 assists per contest while shooting 45.9% from the field and 42.9% from the three-point range in 66 games.

However, the Pelicans were swept by the Oklahoma City Thunder in the first round.

Dec 17, 2022; Phoenix, Arizona, USA; New Orleans Pelicans guard CJ McCollum (3) against the Phoenix Suns at Footprint Center. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports / Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports

At 32, McCollum is still in the middle of his prime, so he would be an excellent addition to Los Angeles.

That said, it's unclear how much the Lakers would have to give up to get a player of his caliber.

Prior to getting traded to New Orleans, McCollum spent the first eight and a half seasons of his career with the Portland Trail Blazers.

Jan 5, 2017; Portland, OR, USA; Los Angeles Lakers guard Nick Young (0) drives to the basket on Portland Trail Blazers guard C.J. McCollum (3) during the first quarter of the game at the Moda Center. Mandatory Credit: Steve Dykes-USA TODAY Sports / Steve Dykes-USA TODAY Sports

The Lakers finished the season as the seventh seed in the Western Conference with a 47-35 record (they beat the Pelicans in the play-in tournament).

They lost to Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets in the first round of the NBA playoffs (in five games).

In 2020, the Lakers won the NBA Championship, and they also reached the Conference Finals in 2023.