Magic Johnson publicly urged the Los Angeles Lakers to make a blockbuster trade for this "mean and physical" superstar before the deadline.

Mark Cuban revealed in an episode of ‘The Big Podcast’ with Shaq the details of a trade offer from the Dallas Mavericks to the Los Angeles Lakers for none other than Kobe Bryant in 2007. “Do you realize how close we were to trading for Kobe in 2007?

The Los Angeles Lakers have been linked with a lot of players in the trade market following their up-and-down start to the 2024-25 season. The Lakers currently sport an underwhelming 16-13 record and team insider Jovan Buha spoke on who they are more likely to bring in before the deadline among some notable players,