Charania appeared on an episode of First Take, joining Stephen A. Smith, to drop the latest scoops from around the league. After the obligatory Jimmy Butler segment, the pair moved on to the Lakers. Charania offered a strong look into what is happening behind closed doors.

Do the Lakers and Warriors owe it to LeBron James and Stephen Curry to trade away a distant first-round pick to give them a better shot at winning a fifth championship?

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Walker Kessler is in his third season playing for the Utah Jazz. With the Jazz in rebuilding mode, he has been a name mentioned in a lot of trade rumors over t

There is one big thing getting in the way of the Lakers landing Walker Kessler, one of their biggest trade targets.

The Los Angeles Lakers could bring back a Utah Jazz second-unit contributor who spent four seasons with the Lakers.

The Lakers are in a unique spot where they can either go all-in for another star or just add more talent around the edges. In this new trade scenario, Los Angeles does the latter and builds up more depth for the postseason around stars LeBron James and Anthony Davis.

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Los Angeles Lakers star Anthony Davis bluntly stated that he thinks the team needs another center before the trade deadline.

The Los Angeles Lakers' more risk-averse approach to trades right now applies in more ways than one, according to the Los Angeles Times' Dan Woike.

Los Angeles Lakers are in real need of a big man and their fans are even willing to give up Dalton Knecht for a good one. A fan on the Lakers subreddit asked the members if they would trade Knecht for Utah Jazz center Walker Kessler and the answer was overwhelmingly yes.