In the hours before Thursday’s NBA trade deadline, the Lakers were in active conversations to acquire the most available star on the market: Toronto’s Kyle Lowry.
In the end, Lowry stayed in Toronto and the Lakers did not make any moves, trusting that once their stars are healthy, and they work the buyout market, they have a roster that can contend for a repeat championship.
But before we move onto buyout talk, what about the Lowry trade?
Multiple sources told The Athletic that the Lakers and Raptors discussed a trade that would have sent both members of Los Angeles’ starting backcourt,
