Lakers Have 'Checked In' On Veteran Sharp Shooting Wing Ahead of Trade Deadline

The Lakers could use a player like this former lottery pick.

It is officially NBA Trade Deadline week, Laker fans. The Los Angeles Lakers remain in the thick of things with only a few days remaining. 

It is reported that the Lakers will make more than one trade, and it may be necessary, considering how mediocre this team is now. Nonetheless, a trade seems to be on the horizon, and the Lakers are monitoring many players who they think will fit the bill, including veteran share shooter and current Detroit Piston Danilo Gallinari. 

Michael Scotto of Hoops Hype reported the Lakers have 'checked in' on Gallinarias as we approach the deadline. 

Another player rival executives are monitoring is

Danilo Gallinari

who’s continued to be a knockdown 3-point shooter while playing minutes at the four and small ball five at times in the final year of his contract. The Lakers are among the teams who’ve checked in on Gallinari’s price tag to acquire him, league sources told HoopsHype.

(per Michael Scotto via Hoops Hype)

Gallinari, a former lottery pick, is up there at 35 years old. This season, he's averaging 7.5 points per game while shooting 44.7%, 2.8 rebounds, and 1.3 assists. 

Those numbers don't pop off the page, but he is a bit older and plays for the league's worst team. Maybe a change of scenery is something Gallinari needs, and the Laker could be a fit. 

The Lakers need shooting, and Gallinari can certainly still do that, as he's shooting 35.6% from three. Outside of that, he's a liability everywhere. He's not a good defender, which the Lakers may now need with Jarred Vanderbilt's status up in the air, and he's not getting any younger. Outside of LeBron James and Anthony Davis, the Lakers are relatively young, so why bring in someone closer to 40 than 30? 

he could still shoot the heck out of the ball, and if Los Angeles can acquire him at a low price, it wouldn't be such a bad add.