The Los Angeles Lakers made a ton of moves this offseason, with the biggest one being the acquisition of Walker Kessler in a blockbuster trade with the Utah Jazz.
And, it turns out that he lakers considering acquiring sharpshooter Buddy Hield, although they ultimately decided against it, according to ClutchPoints’ NBA insider Brett Siegel.
“One player that stood out in multiple deals due to the trades he was involved in was sharpshooter Buddy Hield,” Siegel wrote in his latest intel piece.
“Sources say the Lakers could’ve made a “2-for-1 move” to trade for Hield, but the organization ultimately elected against doing so.”
Siegel said the exact reasoning wasn’t given, although he says it was likely because of their reluctance to include a second-round pick in the deal.
Hield has been on the move quite a bit, especially as of late. He was traded from the Golden State Warriors to the Atlanta Hawks at the last deadline in the Kristaps Porzingis deal.
The Hawks then traded Hield to the Charlotte Hornets at the end of September, although Charlotte ended up sending Hield to the Chicago Bulls for Rob Dillingham just four days later. The Hornets then waived Dillingham, so it was a busy whirlwind of events.
The Lakers have been trying to consolidate their roster, which is why they considered a 2-for-1 trade for Hield, and his three-point shooting would’ve been a nice boost to JJ Redick’s squad.
Rob Pelinka and LA could still have moves coming, but it doesn’t seem that Hield will be coming to the Lakers.
