And if you’re looking for even MORE reason to be frustrated, Dave McMenamin of ESPN provided some more ammo recently. In his weekly podcast discussing the Lakers and Clippers with Ohm Youngmisuk, also of ESPN, McMenamin detailed a trade the Lakers didn’t do involving THT last season before pulling the trigger on the PatBev one (h/t OVOLakeShow/Twitter). “I’m told that the Lakers had talks with the Toronto Raptors where the Raptors late last year when it already looked like the Lakers were probably out of it or, at the very least, going to be a low seed and wouldn’t have a likely championship path to go all the way, the Raptors would have traded for Talen Horton-Tucker. Traded a first-round pick.”
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Malik Beasley and Talen Horton-Tucker celebrate on the Moda Center court after the Jazz’s 118-113 win. pic.twitter.com/t19gjS7v7T – 12:35 AM
Malik Beasley and Talen Horton-Tucker celebrate on the Moda Center court after the Jazz’s 118-113 win. pic.twitter.com/t19gjS7v7T – 12:35 AM
More on this storyline
Dave McMenamin: “So, think about that, the Lakers had another first-round pick on top of the two firsts right now to play with to try to make this team better… Now, of course, I’m told the trade would have also involved Khem Birch so they would have taken some money there and maybe Birch wouldn’t be the best rotation guy for this group but that first round pick is so valuable and it’s why they’re so hamstrung with what they can pursue right now.” -via Silverscreenandroll.com / November 21, 2022
Ryan Wolstat: Nick Nurse say VanVleet and Trent day to day. Birch will play. -via Twitter @WolstatSun / November 14, 2022
Michael Grange: Per Raptors: Fred VanVleet is out (due to non-COVID illness); Khem Birch (knee) is questionable. -via Twitter @michaelgrange / November 13, 2022