Lakers should reap bountifully off of reunion trade with Bulls star distributor | Sporting News

The Los Angeles Lakers have a talented core that may be one piece away from being able to win a championship.

Meanwhile, the Chicago Bulls are looking to unload their front liners.

Thus, the Lakers could look to reunite with one of their homegrown point guards ahead of the Feb.

6 NBA trade deadline.

The Lakers are surging right now.

Behind superstars Anthony Davis and LeBron James, Los Angeles has won four straight games and sit pretty as the No.

5 seed in the Western Conference at 26-18.

Albeit, they no longer have D'Angelo Russell at point guard, having traded him to acquire standout three-and-d star Dorian Finney-Smith.

That being said, one Bulls three-and-d treasure could further bolster their lineup tremendously.

Chicago is reportedly open to moving Lonzo Ball: "The Clippers, Heat, Hornets, Lakers, Magic, Pistons, and Timberwolves have all held exploratory trade talks with the Bulls centered on Lonzo Ball," Forbes' Evan Sidery reported on X on Monday evening.

"Chicago would be open to moving Balls $21.3 million expiring contract in exchange for second-round draft capital." Ball is a stout distributor, floor general and on-ball defender.

He is masterful at unselfishly advancing the ball down the court to players leaking out on the break.

The UCLA product puts forth a commendable effort on the defensive end, forcing turnovers and hounding playmakers, as seen by his 1.6 steals per game in only 20.7 minutes of nightly action.

The 27-year-old is also an elite three-point shooter who has knocked down 38.2 percent of his triples since departing from L.A.

in his sophomore campaign, Ball could be a worthy addition to the Lakers' M-O.

In James' latter years, he's had his most success playing with a secondary playmaker next to him, such as Kyrie Irving in 2015-16 and more recently, Rajon Rondo in 2019-20, both years of which he's won a title.

Ball can bring most of the same skill sets to the table that Rondo did to the Lakers five years ago.

He'd be a quintessential set-up man to Los Angeles' shooters and slashers and help them clamp down on the other end in the playoffs.

Therefore, the Lakers should not pass up a chance to acquire him.

The California native's expiring contract is also beneficial to L.A., who could see how he plays following a string of injuries and cut bait come season's end or resign him at an appropriate appraisal.

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