LA LAKERS

Rise and shine fellow members of purple and gold nation.

While waiting for the All-star weekend events, I was playing around with the trade machine, trying to figure out possible realistic trades that Lakers could or should make. As we all know, we have couple of prospects but none of them still shines as a future superstar, unfortunately. I'm not saying that we will get potential superstars with suggested trades below but one thing is certain. We have to bottom out and pray to basketball gods and lottery balls to give us a top three pick.

To achieve this goal and bring everyone on our squad into same time span, we have to trade Lou, Nick Young and if possible Calderon too. I hate tanking too but none of these guys will be here when one of our prospects starts to become elite basketball players.

Trade 1: Inevitable Lakers - Wizard Trade

Lakers gets: 2017 First round pick, Trey Burke, Satoransky (or Thornton)

Wizards gets: Lou Will

We are not getting Oubre, let's be realistic. First round pick in a stacked draft, Burke is expiring and Thornton is expiring too if we go him. Reasonable trade for both sides imo.

Trade 2: "Russell, you need a shooter!"

Lakers gets: Cameron Payne

OKC gets: Nick Young

I admit, as much I appreciate what Nick is doing this season, he is not the type of a guy that will stay this way for a couple of seasons. He is in a contract year, and he will opt-out and cash in this off-season. I don't want Lakers to be that team who pays Nick and regret after. Cameron sucks at the moment but he has a room to improve and I prefer him over Huertas or Calderon. OKC needs shooter and Nick is shooting 41.3% from three point range. Hey, that's pretty good.

Trade 3: Spanish three point shooter in LeBron's posse

Lakers gets: Second round pick

Cavs gets: Calderon

This one is the least likely trade that Lakers can pull off. I couldn't find a way to match salaries without moving significant pieces but Cavs have couple of trade exceptions, Love is injured and LeBron will get frustrated when he realizes that East won't be cake walk like it has been in last decade. Highly unlikely but I think it's a possibility.

What do you think? Do you have any other suggestions?