People within the Lakers organization have reportedly not been happy with Rich Paul’s comments suggesting the Lakers should trade Austin Reaves for Jaren Jackson Jr. and his statements that the Lakers are not championship contenders.
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People within the Los Angeles Lakers organization have reportedly been unhappy with statements made by LeBron James’s agent, Rich Paul, about the team on the Game Over podcast.
According to Lakers insider Jovan Buha, members of the organization did not take well Paul’s comments suggesting that the Lakers are “not championship contenders” and that they should “trade Austin Reaves for Jaren Jackson Jr.”
“If I was the Lakers, I would probably be targeting the Memphis Grizzlies as a trade partner for Jaren Jackson Jr.,” Paul said on the podcast.
“If you’re building around Luka going forward, you need that anchor, and Jaren doesn’t want to be a part of a rebuild [in Memphis].”
Trading the Lakers’ fan-favorite guard for Jackson, who has seen little improvement in his game over the last couple of seasons, does not seem like a strong move for the Lakers—especially considering the outrage from fans if such a trade were to go through.
Before going down with a calf injury, the undrafted sensation was averaging 26.6 points, 6.3 assists, and 5.2 rebounds.
Jackson, on the other hand, has established himself as one of the league’s top defenders but has seen a significant statistical decline this season. He is averaging 18.5 points, 5.6 rebounds, and 1.5 blocks while shooting 47.9 percent from the field.
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