Lakers, Kings discussing Buddy Hield trade that would involve Kyle Kuzma in package, per report

With LeBron James and Anthony Davis coming again wholesome, the Los Angeles Lakers are co-favorites with the Brooklyn Nets to win the title next season. However even contenders are all the time in search of methods to make their group higher, and the Lakers are not any exception. 

The issue for the Lakers is that they haven’t any cap house this offseason, which implies their choices are going to be fairly restricted in free company. Even with the mid-level exception at their disposal, they’re merely going to be priced out of a variety of gamers. 

It is not shocking, then, that they are exploring the commerce market. One identify on their radar is Sacramento Kings guard Buddy Hield, based on Shams Charania of The Athletic. 

The Los Angeles Lakers are pursuing a 3rd stellar participant who gives playmaking and shot creation round LeBron James and Anthony Davis, sources stated.

The Lakers and Sacramento Kings have mentioned a deal centered on guard Buddy Hield, sources inform The Athletic. Lakers ahead Kyle Kuzma can be concerned in a possible package deal, per sources. The Lakers have obtained curiosity from a number of groups concerning Kuzma, sources stated.

Hield’s contract would imply the Lakers must surrender different gamers — doubtless Kentavious Caldwell-Pope due to his cap quantity — to make this deal work. As a common concept, although, it is not onerous to see why the Lakers can be fascinated with Hield. 

Final season, the Lakers had been twenty fourth in 3-pointers tried per sport (31.2) and twenty first in 3-point proportion (35.4). Whereas 3-point capturing is not instantly correlated with success, it all the time helps to have extra severe outdoors threats, and Hield is among the finest within the league. He shot 39.1 % from downtown final season on 10.2 makes an attempt per sport. Having him spacing the ground would make issues a lot simpler for LeBron and A.D., and Hield additionally has sufficient playmaking abilities that he would not be restricted to spot-up capturing. 

That is nonetheless only a rumor at this level, however positively one thing to keep watch over. Hield is strictly the kind of participant that Lakers might use, and there have been all kinds of rumors over the previous few years that he is not thrilled with Sacramento.