The Los Angeles Lakers have a few choices this offseason — run it back, make minor but meaningful upgrades or swing for the fences.
Swinging for the fences would mean pulling off a major trade for a third star to put alongside LeBron James and Anthony Davis. Many would say it would be very difficult to pull off, or that the team doesn’t really need a third star. But this is a Lakers franchise that has historically chased stars.
On Wednesday, news broke that star guard Bradley Beal might end up getting traded and that there could be mutual interest between himself and the Washington Wizards in doing so.
Just In: The Washington Wizards and Bradley Beal will work together to find a trade for the three-time All-Star if the team elects to reset the roster in the near future, league sources tell me and @JoshuaBRobbins.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) June 14, 2023
Naturally, some Lakers fans will say the team should go after him. Would that be the right thing to do?