Breaking news : Lakers Interested in 47% 3-Point Shooting Center: Report

 

The Los Angeles Lakers are among the several NBA teams that are interested in trading for Chicago Bulls stretch center Nikola Vučević, according to Clutchpoints’ Brett Siegel.

 

“The Pistons previously showed interest in [Zach] LaVine over the offseason, but it is not expected that these talks will reignite. Vucevic, on the other hand, is drawing interest from the Warriors, Lakers, Pelicans, and Pistons, sources said. Several other teams may very well emerge as suitors for Vucevic ahead of the trade deadline given his production and experience,” Siegel wrote.

 

However, ESPN’s Tim Bontemps has reported that “sources across the league also don’t expect much interest in trading for [Vučević].”

 

 

The 34-year-old Bulls center is having the best 3-point shooting season of his career, hitting a mind-boggling 47.4% from downtown while averaging 21 points and 9.8 rebounds. But Bontemps noted that there’s “some reasonable skepticism that those high-water marks will hold up as the season progresses” because of “the fact that Vučević struggles defensively and is owed another $20 million next year.”

 

Vučević is not in the mold of the “bruising” center that Lakers rookie coach JJ Redick covets, but he can space the floor for Anthony Davis and LeBron James while also providing solid rebounding and decent rim protection.