Now here’s a rumor to keep an eye on before the February 6 NBA trade deadline.
As the Los Angeles Lakers search for win-now help to add to the LeBron James-Anthony Davis duo, Sacramento Kings forward and sharpshooter Bogdan Bogdanovic could be the perfect fit.
Here’s the latest from The Ringer’s Kevin O’Connor on a potential deal, and the Lakers offering Kyle Kuzma in the right package.
Sacramento doesn’t need to trade Bogdanovic, and it has declined some offers already. The Kings offered Nemanja Bjelica and a pick to the Lakers for Kyle Kuzma, and Los Angeles countered by asking for Bogdanovic, according to multiple league sources. Sacramento refused. But Bogdanovic will be a restricted free agent this summer and any offer sheet in the $15 million to $25 million range annually would be problematic for the Kings to match. Hield and Harrison Barnes just got paid, and De’Aaron Fox and Marvin Bagley III are due new contracts in 2021 and 2022, respectively. Unless the Kings decide it’s in their best interest to commit roughly $75 million to Fox, Hield, and Bogdanovic starting in 2021, trading one of Hield or Bogdanovic for a larger wing or a big man would make sense.
The premise makes sense for both sides, but the Lakers should hold out hope for Bogdanovic.
If Los Angeles could land the clutch shooter, a perfect third scoring option would emerge for head coach Frank Vogel as the playoffs arrive.
Bogdanovic, 27, is averaging 14.6 points on 37.5 percent shooting from downtown this season.
The Lakers enter play on January 31 with a 36-10 record, good for first place in the Eastern Conference.
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