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  1. Shams says Lakers have maintained strong interest in Dejounte Murray over the last few months and he is one of their major trade interests. They prefer him over Trae Young because of salary and defensive fit.

    Lakers passed on Dejounte last deadline, feeling he was not a superstar and thus not worth a first round pick. He had a great year with several clutch game winning shots and finished with 22.5/5.3/6.4 while shooting 45.9%/36.3%/79.4%.

    Great fit for two-way player who could be superstar on Lakers. I would give up the 2029 and 2031 FRPs for him but not Reaves. He w/b top priority. Great to hear Lakers have strong interest. He’s perfect for JJ.

    I could also see Murray and Reaves as being a perfect backcourt for the Lakers. Both really combo guards who can score and distribute.

    Finally, Murray and LeBron are close since both are Klutch. There are a lot of great trades that never seem to be considered so it’s special when one of the players we covet is actually being talked about as a possibility. I just do not want to give up Reaves to get Dejounte. I want them to be our starting backcourt.

      • Thanks, Michael. My recall was there was never a confirmation what draft capital the Lakers had offered. They only had the one pick but did have swaps they could have offered. In my last article, I offered Rui and JHS plus 2030 swap and 2031 pick. I don’t want to give up Reaves in this deal so would try to include some SRPs.

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