Lakers News: First Take Proposes Drastic Step For Lakers

The Lakers need to do something, but will they go as far as trading everything they have?
Lakers News: First Take Proposes Drastic Step For Lakers
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The Lakers have entered unfamiliar (or familiar) territory as they have now gone 0-4 to start the season. The Lakers clearly look like one of the worst teams and some moves need to be made before it's too late. 

Among the crazy ideas presented, NBA Analyst Jay Williams suggested that the Lakers should go after the likes of Buddy Hield and another big man using their first round picks. This idea has been suggested before, but Williams took it a step further and even suggested if they don't go after a guy like Hield, they should just start over completely (quotes via First Take).

"Either you trade the picks you have, for the likes of Buddy Hield, maybe get a big, insert some kind of energy before the deadline. Or, you start clean. trade Lebrun James, trade Anthony Davis, trade Russell Westbrook. You can think I'm crazy for trading all three. But you can't look at me and say, if we trade away Lebron James, we are going to bold well or believe in Anthony Davis to carry the torch for this team."

Under LeBron James' contract, he can't be traded until the end of the season, but Williams points to a glaring issue that the Lakers have. They currently have no future and are fighting to be in a win now situation. 

The Lakers are only getting older and the west is only getting tougher. Championship aspirations for the Lakers remain as bleak as the way last season ended and the Lakers early schedule could be the blessing needed to show they need help. 


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RYAN MENZIE

Ryan Menzie | Lead Contributor Ryan is an LA Native who has grown up praising the greatest athletes LA has had to offer. A love for sports ranging between basketball, football, volleyball and golf, a future Sports Management Masters graduate, and being engulfed into organized sports since seven years old, the passion and love for sports never ends for Ryan. If the words he writes don't paint the full picture of his true fandom, he will find more ways than one to tell the story and be more than willing to open up a nice LA sports debate with you. Favorite Player: Kobe Bryant  Favorite Moment: Kobe Bryant Final Game. Too many moments to choose from between Derek Fishers 0.4 second buzzer beater, the Lakers 3-peat or game seven against Boston, but can't beat a final memory like Kobe's final game.