One of the biggest moves of this NBA offseason happened when the Atlanta Hawks traded Dejounte Murray to the New Orleans Pelicans for a package centered around
Dyson Daniels, Larry Nance, and two first round picks, one of which is an unprotected pick from the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2025 NBA Draft, which is supposed to be one of the deepest drafts in years. Depending on what your opinion of Dyson Daniels is, the Lakers pick might be the crown jewel of the trade from the Hawks perspective.
CBS Sports NBA analyst Sam Quinn recently wrote about this and ranked the pick No. 13 in terms of future picks owed.Currently belongs to: Atlanta Hawks"The Lakers are better than the Hawks, but have far more upside from a draft perspective. They're in the Western Conference, they're old, they have a rookie head coach and they're pressing up against the second apron, so fortifying the roster in a trade would be difficult.
Not only is the Western Conference loaded, but the Lakers would have to hope that they get another fully healthy season from both LeBron James and Anthony Davis, something that is not guaranteed. Davis just had his most fully healthy season maybe of his entire career and put up an All-NBA season. James was healthy for most of the season and still put up great numbers.
Looking at the standings, the only teams I can guarantee the Lakers will be better than going into next year is Utah, Portland, and San Antonio. Some good teams are going to miss the playoffs in the Western Conference next season and one of them could be the Lakers, which would place them in the Draft Lottery in what is supposed to be a loaded 2025 Draft Class.
There could be some big moves made that make the Lakers much better, but they are not clear right now. That could make their pick a very, very good asset next offseason.Jackson Caudell has been covering Georgia Tech Athletics For On SI since March 2022 and the Atlanta Hawks for On SI since October 2023. Jackson is also the co-host of the Bleav in Georgia Tech podcast and he loves to bring thoughtful analysis and comprehensive coverage to everything that he does.
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