{"id":543746,"date":"2026-01-26T09:04:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T09:04:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/543746\/"},"modified":"2026-01-26T09:04:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T09:04:09","slug":"lakers-reportedly-attempting-to-outbid-warriors-76ers-pistons-raptors-for-kings-5m-3-and-d-gem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/543746\/","title":{"rendered":"Lakers reportedly attempting to outbid Warriors, 76ers, Pistons, Raptors for Kings’ $5M 3-and-D gem"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lakers reportedly attempting to outbid Warriors, 76ers, Pistons, Raptors for Kings’ $5M 3-and-D gem<\/a> originally appeared on The Sporting News<\/a>. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Los Angeles Lakers<\/a> are expected to be somewhat active at the trade deadline, but the question is just how active they will be. The Lakers believe they have a roster capable of making a deep run with the right adjustments; it is simply a matter of what the cost will be. However, LeBron James has made it clear that he wants to spend the latter stages of his career on a contending team.<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201cLeBron wants to compete for a championship,\u201d Rich Paul told ESPN. \u201cHe knows the Lakers are building for the future. He understands that, but he values a realistic chance of winning it all. We are very appreciative of the partnership that we’ve had for eight years with Jeanie [Buss] and Rob [Pelinka] and consider the Lakers as a critical part of his career.\u201d<\/p>\n

One name the Lakers are expected to pursue at the deadline to make the Lakers legitimate contenders is Sacramento Kings<\/a> guard Keon Ellis.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Lakers, Pistons<\/a>, Raptors<\/a>, Sixers<\/a>, and Warriors<\/a> are among the huge group of teams who have shown trade interest in Keon Ellis. Unable to find a consistent role in Sacramento, Ellis is viewed as a player who will fit well within a contender\u2019s rotation,\u201d NBA reporter Evan Sidery wrote.<\/a><\/p>\n

While several teams have been linked to Ellis, The Athletic\u2019s Sam Amick believes the market is even larger than Sidery listed.<\/p>\n

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\u201cLeague and team sources say the Kings continue to draw serious interest in veteran guard Keon Ellis, with approximately 10 teams in pursuit of the 26-year-old. A deal is almost certain to go down before the Feb. 5 deadline, if not much sooner. The strangest part of it all? Despite Ellis\u2019 three-and-D skillset being so coveted, Kings coach Doug Christie opted against playing Ellis in the past two games. The Kings are seeking a late first-round pick in the deal,\u201d Amick said.<\/a><\/p>\n

There is little doubt the Lakers will pursue Ellis as aggressively as any team, and landing him would be a significant boost. With Sacramento potentially entering a rebuild, it will be interesting to see what Los Angeles is willing to give up.<\/p>\n

With only a couple of weeks remaining until the trade deadline, the Lakers appear to be firmly in the mix. This is a move that could significantly help the team as it pursues deep postseason aspirations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Lakers reportedly attempting to outbid Warriors, 76ers, Pistons, Raptors for Kings’ $5M 3-and-D gem originally appeared on The…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":543747,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[40],"tags":[71198,3363,224,3141,1260,15740,10008,27841,3143,3523,62,39333,67,132,68,7201],"class_list":{"0":"post-543746","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nba","8":"tag-keon-ellis","9":"tag-lebron-james","10":"tag-los-angeles","11":"tag-los-angeles-lakers","12":"tag-nba","13":"tag-pistons","14":"tag-raptors","15":"tag-rich-paul","16":"tag-sacramento-kings","17":"tag-sixers","18":"tag-sports","19":"tag-trade-deadline","20":"tag-united-states","21":"tag-unitedstates","22":"tag-us","23":"tag-warriors"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115960601896581657","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/543746","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=543746"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/543746\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/543747"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=543746"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=543746"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=543746"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}