Quote:The hot rumor at the moment is a 3-way trade between the Lakers, Kings, and Magic.


LA gets D.Cousins and the 6th pick

SAC gets Vucevic and the 5th

ORL gets the 2nd and then drafts Jahlil Okafor

I have been reading up on this.

It seems George Karl wants to trade Cousins but management does not want to.

Lakers have some obstacles to go through.

Legally the Lakers cant trade the #2 pick because they do not have a 2016 first round pick. It is against NBA policy to trade back to back first round picks.

That being said, Lakers would have to draft Okafor than the trade can go through.(this can still be done by agreeing to a trade in principle.

The Kings would also demand more than the quoted rumor. The Lakers will most likely have to give the Kings Julius Randle as well. 

 

Most likely the trade is going to have to look like this;

 

Lakers get: DeMarcus Cousins

Kings get: Vucevic and Julius Randle #5 pick

Magic get: #2 pick (Okafor) #6 pick

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