JUST IN: Trade Proposal Sends Bruce Brown To Lakers, D’Angelo Russell, Jalen Hood-Schifino To Raptors

One NBA analyst proposed that the Toronto Raptors and Los Angeles Lakers make a trade with each other.

Zach Buckley of Bleacher Report proposed the following mock trade:

Trade idea: The Toronto Raptors trade Bruce Brown to the Los Angeles Lakers for D’Angelo Russell, Jalen Hood-Schifino and a 2025 second-round pick (via LAC)

“At the point when ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski detailed the Raptors were getting Brown’s $23 million group choice, the recorder promptly noted Brown ‘will be a significant exchange resource on a lapsing contract.’ all in all, Brown didn’t have to invest a lot of energy learning Toronto’s housing market,” Buckley wrote in his NBA exchange segment. “The Raptors need somebody to see Brown as their speck interfacing lacking part, and perhaps the Lakers would search out this sort of shake-up. They’ve never appeared to be completely OK with Russell, they scarcely played Hood-Schifino as a newbie and they can’t be excessively firmly dedicated to that second-rounder.

“Toronto, however, could detect Hood-Schifino gets an opportunity to flourish in a more understanding, improvement centered climate than L.A. It likewise wouldn’t laugh at getting one more second-rounder, regardless of whether it presumably won’t be an incredible one. With respect to Russell, he’d assist with livening up the scoring and shooting, however, he’d likely slide into Earthy colored’s spot as a workable veteran trusting that a success now customer will take its action for him.”

Brown played for the Indiana Pacers and Raptors this previous season. He found the middle value of 10.8 places, 4.2 bounce back, 2.9 helps, 0.9 takes and 0.3 blocks while shooting 47.8% from the field, 32.3% from past the circular segment and 82.4% from the free-toss line.

The Raptors got Brown’s $23 million choice for next season. They are hoping to exchange the NBA champion.

For the Lakers, Russell found the middle value of 18.0 places, 3.1 bounce back, 6.3 helps, 0.9 takes and 0.5 blocks in 2023-24 while shooting 45.6% from the field, 41.5% from past the bend and 82.8% from the free-toss line.

The Lakers are shopping Russell, who got his 2024-25 player choice worth $18.7 million.

The Raptors missed the 2024 end of the season games, while the Lakers lost to the Denver Chunks in the first round in quite a while.