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The Lakers should trade for Jae Crowder.

They have too many point guards and Phoenix needs a backup. Kendrick Nunn for Jae Crowder should work for both squads. The Lakers barely have any wing defenders and their only SF/PF outside of LeBron is Juan Toscano-Anderson. They really need a backup SF/PF.

The concept makes sense, but it would need to be Lonnie Walker's salary along with Wyen Gabriel's non guaranteed deal to make the cap math work. Walker can't be traded until Dec 14.

Atlanta and Milwaukee can both make deals prior sending either Culver or Justin Holiday (Atlanta) or Grayson Allen (Milwaukee).

I would hate to see Crowder waste his last few years.

Why does phx trade Jae to a division rival? Especially the lakers who have a big lack of good starting forwards

No. Lakers do need defense badly and 3 point shot. He isn't exactly a great 3 point shooter and he's old. Enough with the old guys, rotating fast is more needed for them than experienced defenders. They have the experienced. Need a ton of lateral quickness, that's what made em fail miserably last season.

If the Suns would be willing to do it.

Liam_Gallagher wrote:The Lakers should trade for Jae Crowder.

They have too many point guards and Phoenix needs a backup. Kendrick Nunn for Jae Crowder should work for both squads. The Lakers barely have any wing defenders and their only SF/PF outside of LeBron is Juan Toscano-Anderson. They really need a backup SF/PF.

What does LAL have that PHX would want?

Not really. I don’t see him fitting in at all into their system. There’s already noise to Miami anyways. Probably for the great Duncan Robinson! They might have to add Craig for salary purposes, which I still see as a fair trade. Craig is 3rd string 3/4 for them currently as they gain an elite shooter off the bench.

He should head to Portland

His hype precedes him. He is a small ball 4, same as LeBron and he goes completely cold from 3 in inopportune times. Ask Miami and Phoenix about that experience. He'll end up in Cleveland. They have a severe dearth of wings.

Yeh nah