Deal confirmed : Lakers in Trade Talks for $68 Million Sharpshooter: Report

 

The Los Angeles Lakers are in active trade talks with the Atlanta Hawks for Serbian guard Bogdan Bogdanović, Clutchpoint’s Anthony Irwin reported on Friday, Jan. 31.

“Since trading D’Angelo Russell to the Brooklyn Nets for Dorian Finney-Smith, the Los Angeles Lakers have struggled to score anywhere near the rate they were with Russell on the roster. With the NBA trade deadline looming, Rob Pelinka is looking to address that issue and, according to sources with knowledge of the situation speaking on the condition of anonymity, the Lakers and Atlanta Hawks are in talks that would send trade target Bogdan Bogdanović to Los Angeles,” Irwin wrote.

Gabe Vincent, Jalen Hood-Schifino and another salary filler are believed to be involved Lakers players in the talks, Irwin added, which could expand into “a bigger trade.”

Jake Fischer reported on “The Stein Line” on Thursday, Jan. 30, “that momentum is building toward a Bogdanović trade, with confidence rising that Atlanta could ultimately have multiple options when it comes to moving him.”

Bogdanović sat out the Hawks’ last three games due to personal reasons as he remained away from the team. The veteran sharpshooter is having the worst season of his NBA career.

In 24 games off the bench for the Hawks, who have prioritized younger wings Dyson Daniels and No. 1 pick Zaccharie Risacher, Bogdanović is just averaging 24.9 minutes, a steep decline from 30.4 last season.