{"id":430594,"date":"2026-01-26T09:49:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T09:49:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/430594\/"},"modified":"2026-01-26T09:49:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T09:49:09","slug":"lakers-reportedly-attempting-to-outbid-warriors-76ers-pistons-raptors-for-kings-5m-3-and-d-gem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/430594\/","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":2,"featured_media":430595,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[64],"tags":[27127,3013,3031,1055,355,53351,18431,24325,6404,2112,99,6533,4202],"class_list":["post-430594","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nba","tag-keon-ellis","tag-lebron-james","tag-los-angeles","tag-los-angeles-lakers","tag-nba","tag-pistons","tag-raptors","tag-rich-paul","tag-sacramento-kings","tag-sixers","tag-sports","tag-trade-deadline","tag-warriors"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/430594","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=430594"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/430594\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/430595"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=430594"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=430594"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=430594"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}