Lakers News: LA Looking At Trade For Former First-Round Point Guard

The Lakers are keeping an eye on this former first-round draft pick combo guard

We are less than a month away from the NBA trade deadline, and by all accounts, your Los Angeles Lakers will make a move to better the team. Their 19-20 record as of this writing is unacceptable, and it's evident a trade is on the horizon. 

The Lakers can go in many ways, but the emphasis of this trade deadline will be on the offensive side of the ball. Los Angeles needs more punch on offense outside of LeBron James and Anthony Davis, and the right trade could turn things around for the offense. 

There are plenty of options, but one underrated target for the purple and gold is Charlotte Hornets guard Terry Rozier. According to Jovan Buha of The Athletic, the Lakers are keeping an eye on Rozier, among others, should they not opt to land one of their All-Star targets.

"The Lakers have several needs, but the buzz around the organization is that offense — particularly 3-point shooting and downhill athleticism — are the areas they hope to address within the next month," Buha writes. "That could come in the form of a splashy trade for Zach LaVine or Dejounte Murray, or a smaller move for a role player like Dorian Finney-Smith, Royce O’Neale or Terry Rozier."

Rozier is a professional bucket-getting, and it may not take as many assets to get him compared to Zach LaVine or Dejounte Murray. 

The combo guard is 29 years old and is a former first-round pick by the Boston Celtics with the 16th overall pick. Scary Terry is averaging 24.3 points per game on 46.3% shooting, 3.8 boards, and seven assists. Yes, it is coming from the lonely Hornets team, but buckets are hard to come by in the NBA, and there's no doubt Rozier can do it with the best of them. 

I wouldn't mind a Rozier trade for the right price, of course. He's used to playing in big moments and would fit the bill LA is looking for.