“If I was the Lakers, I would probably be targeting the Memphis Grizzlies as a trade partner for Jaren Jackson…Some way, somehow, I would be trying to get Jaren Jackson, maybe get back GG Jackson — Jackson & Jackson Assoc. — because he’s a young player that you can develop, got good size, can shoot the ball. But I think if you’re building around Luka going forward, which they are, you need that anchor and Jaren doesn’t want to be part of a rebuild. They just put Ja Morant on the market, right, saying that they’re willing to trade him, etc. So, I think they would be a trade partner for me.
Now, the package that goes out is what you have to decide because if you’re able to trade out expirings and give up the last first round pick you’ve got, that could be one scenario. Or, you could say, ‘Let me withhold that’ and this comes with a very unemotional attachment because Austin [Reaves] is beloved, which he should be. He’s an underdog and here’s the thing. There’s a world where you can do what’s best for your team and do what’s best for Austin because Austin deserves to get paid right now…Memphis would definitely pay Austin.”