According to insider Marc Stein, the Lakers prefer adding players who are in the same age range as their star duo.
NBA insider Stein suggested that in potential deals, the Los Angeles Lakers will look to acquire players who will fit like a glove to their timeline with both Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves.
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"Generally speaking, though, my read on the Lakers' preferences is that they would like to target players in the same age range as stars Luka Dončić (26) and Austin Reaves (27) as they continue building out the roster around them as opposed to surrendering prime trade assets for thirtysomethings," Stein wrote in his latest report.
"It's an approach they leaned on in the offseason when the Lakers split their midlevel exception on Deandre Ayton (27) and Jake LaRavia (24)."
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