After the Lakers narrowed their focus to Dejounte Murray and Bruce Brown as their top two trade deadline targets, ESPN front office source Bobby Marks came up with a three-team trade proposal that will get them Brown.
Los Angeles Lakers receive: Bruce Brown
Toronto Raptors receive: Spencer Dinwiddie, Lakers’ 2025 & 2030 second-round pick
Brooklyn Nets receive: D’Angelo Russell, Taurean Prince, 2025 second-round pick (via Clippers)
The Lakers keep their powder dry in this trade scenario in anticipation of a possible star move during the offseason. LeBron James, Anthony Davis, Brown, Austin Reaves, and Cam Reddish would make up their new starting five in the meantime. Max Christie, Christian Wood, Jarred Vanderbilt, and Rui Hachimura would all regularly rotate into the second unit.
The Lakers will have more offensive and defensive options with Brown in the starting lineup. Brown’s defensive toughness would compensate for Reaves’ weakness in that area, and he would also have the difficult task of guarding the best perimeter players on the court every night.
A good cutter, Brown gives the Lakers another player who can complement the ball-dominant James and Davis.
Russell and Prince would return to the Nets, where they had a shared success helping the Nets reach the playoffs before the ill-fated Kevin Durant-Kyrie Irving era.
The Raptors would get 2 second-round picks for Brown and a veteran guard in Dinwiddie, who will come off their books after this season.
Lakers’ third attempt to beat Bruce Brown
The Lakers are making their third effort to sign Brown, who they were interested in signing in free agency. According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, they also attempted to get him from the Indiana Pacers prior to him being the main attraction in the Pascal Siakam trade.
Lakers’ 3rd Shot at Bruce Brown
This will be the Lakers’ third attempt at acquiring Brown, whom they coveted in the free agency. They also tried to get him from the Indiana Pacers before he became the headliner in the Pascal Siakam trade, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
“You go back to the summer, and they had some confidence that they might be able to sign Bruce Brown in free agency until Indiana stepped up and offered the two-year, $45 million [deal],” Wojnarowski said on NBA Today on January 22. “They didn’t get him. He goes to Indiana. The Lakers tried to see if they could trade for Bruce Brown from the Pacers, [they] didn’t get him. He goes to Toronto as part of the Pascal Siakam deal and they’re going to continue to be on the phone with Toronto between now and the trade deadline, trying to see if there’s a way that they can get Bruce Brown.”
“Listen, he was part of the group that eliminated the Lakers in the playoffs last year. You’ve seen his impact on winning teams in the playoffs.”
Raptors Taking Advantage of Bruce Brown’s High Demand The 6-foot-4 Brown is in high demand from teams looking to add more draft capital to the Pascal Siakam trade. NBA insider Marc Stein reports that the Raptors have set a high price for him. At the very least, they are describing him as a quality player and a future first-round pick.
The Raptors are hopeful they can spark some vigorous bidding for a player with both championship pedigree and a team-friendly contract because Toronto is aware that a number of contending teams are interested in Brown, noting his contributions to Denver’s title run last season,” Stein wrote in his January 21 substack newsletter.
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