JUST IN: The Lakers are reportedly “monitoring” the Jazz veteran ahead of the trade deadline to strengthen Lakers this season.
After reaching the Western Conference Finals last year and making solid strides in the NBA offseason, the Los Angeles Lakers were expected to be a force to be reckoned with this season and a potential title contender.
Unfortunately for Los Angeles, the team is once again struggling to find their identity, sitting at .
500 just before the midway point of the 2023-24 NBA regular season, at which point the team has This is a much lower number than expected.
The Lakers have had some impressive wins so far during the regular season, including defeating the Los Angeles Clippers (twice), the Oklahoma City Thunder (twice), and winning the first in-season tournament in league history.
It has a long history.
The franchise is still struggling and doesn’t appear to be a team that has a chance to play seven straight games against the league’s elite teams.
However, the Lakers are one of the most notable teams expected to make a move before the February 8 NBA trade deadline, with the team potentially targeting Utah Jazz guard Collin Sexton According to ESPN’s Dave McMenamin, via KSL.
Even if Sexton isn’t a potentially game-changing talent like Dejounte Murray or Zach LaVine, he strengthens Los Angeles’ backcourt and brings new energy that could be useful later in the season.
This could help the Lakers team in this predicament.
Sexton has appeared in 42 games so far this season, averaging 16.
9 points, 2.
6 rebounds and 3.
9 assists per game, shooting 48.
9 percent from the field and 37.
1 percent from long range.