There doesn't really seem to be a sense that the Los Angeles Lakers are going to land Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks, though it's impossible to say never in the NBA. The Lakers have definitely benefited a ton from some lopsided trades in the past,

Paul Westhead, who coached the Lakers to the 1980 NBA championship, has received the Chuck Daly lifetime achievement award.

The seven-time NBA champion explained why the Los Angeles Lakers must take a different approach if they want to contend for titles again.

The Lakers are looking to make a splash this summer for Luka Doncic. This mock trade involves parting ways with Austin Reaves, but it at least gives the Lakers a freak athlete to put alongside Luka Doncic.

A proposed blockbuster trade would give the Los Angeles Lakers a $217 million star center and provide Luka Doncic with a frontcourt partner.

While the Lakers won NBA championships in 1980, 1982 and 1985, by the 1986-87 season, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was finally starting to show his age. In addition, they had always lacked a quality backup for him, and the power forward position had been a relative weakness for them throughout the decade.

Austin Reaves #15 of the Los Angeles Lakers speaks to the media during a press conference after Game Four of the Second Round of the NBA Western

Worthy made it clear what the Los Angeles Lakers are missing, while hinting at the sacrifice that may be required to land a two-time MVP.