Report: Raptors Discussing Talen Horton-Tucker Deal With Lakers

The Goran Dragic trade talks appear to be heating up.

The Toronto Raptors were reportedly deep in trade discussions Wednesday night with multiple teams including the Los Angeles Lakers who may be willing to move Talen Horton-Tucker, according to Bleacher Report's Jake Fischer.

Toronto appeared quite active in trade conversations Wednesday night. Various Goran Dragic scenarios. Bigs. Lakers and Raptors have discussed Talen Horton-Tucker, sources said, but any notion that deal is serious has been miscategorized by @TheSteinLine and my listeners.
— Jake Fischer (@JakeLFischer) February 10, 2022

One possible scenario reportedly involves a three-team deal in which the Lakers receive Cam Reddish and Alec Burks from the New York Knicks, Dragic heads to New York, and Toronto receives Horton-Tucker from the Lakers and Nerlens Noel from the Knicks, per Michael Scotto.

Sources: Lakers, Knicks and Raptors discussed a 3-team trade with Cam Reddish and Alec Burks going to Lakers, Goran Dragic and picks to Knicks, Talen Horton-Tucker and Nerlens Noel to Raptors.

More on where talks stand and Kendrick Nunn in the story.

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— Michael Scotto (@MikeAScotto) February 10, 2022

It's a deal that would immediately fill out Toronto's bench with a valuable backup big and some more ball-handling skills, two of Toronto's three biggest needs.

Noel is a 27-year-old 6-foot-11 shot-blocking big who has been in and out of the lineup this season in New York. He's averaging 3.4 points, 5.6 rebounds, and 1.2 blocked shots per game this year. Horton-Tucker, conversely, is a developing 21-year-old shooting guard who has struggled to shoot from deep this season. He's averaging 9.5 points, 2.7 assists, and 3.2 rebounds per game while shooting 41% from the floor and 26.9% from behind the arc.

Both players are under contract through at least next season before Noel has a team-option in 2023-24 and Horton-Tucker has a player-option.

The Lakers were reportedly unwilling to part with Horton-Tucker last year during trade talks with the Raptors for Kyle Lowry.

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