Massive Trade Proposal Has Lakers Land $23M Former NBA Champion

The Los Angeles Lakers are currently doing their best to stay out of the play-in tournament bracket in the competitive Western Conference.

After a too-close-for-comfort 102-101 win over the Brooklyn Nets recently, the Lakers moved to 6-4 in their last 10 contests.

The home victory for Los Angeles saw many bright spots, despite almost losing to the 14-win Nets squad. Austin Reaves earned a career-high points total with 38 and it was business as usual for LeBron James dropping 29 points, 8 assists, and 7 rebounds.

There was no Anthony Davis nor Dorian Finney-Smith, but this is not the type of game-play for legitimate title contenders. Only 12 bench points to Brooklyn's 49 showed not just depth issues for the Lakers, but a clear need to change things up.

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This trade proposal, thanks to the Spotrac trade machine, shows the Lakers bringing in a key piece of a championship team to try and help with a title run of their own.

Lakers receive: Bruce Brown

Raptors receive: Rui Hachimura, Jalen Hood-Schifino, Christian Wood, a 2025 second-round draft pick

Brown has been recovering from a right knee surgery and has only made nine appearances this season. He has averaged 8.9 points in 18.2 minutes per game this season.

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The main reason for adding Brown would be his championship experience. During his lone season with the Denver Nuggets in 2022-23, he averaged a career high 11.5 points per game on 48% shooting.

In the playoffs, he upped his productivity to 12 points per game on 51% shooting.

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The 10-win Raptors get a very nice haul as a result of this trade. Hachimura, despite a down year, is still seeing 12.1 points and 5.2 rebounds per game and could be a nice building block for Toronto at only 26-years-old.

Former first-round pick Jalen Hood-Schifino is only 21-years-old, but hasn't quite developed on the Lakers timeline. A new home with the Raptors may prove to be a better fit.

Christian Wood and his 6.9 points and 5.1 rebounds per game will be a nice rotational piece for Toronto should they keep the 29-year-old from Long Beach, CA.

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