Through the decades, there’s been one route that, more than any other, has helped deliver the biggest stars to the Los Angeles Lakers: trades.
It’s how Wilt Chamberlain, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Kobe Bryant, Dwight Howardand Pau Gasol all ended up donning purple and gold. It’s also how they acquired the first overall pick in the 1979 draft, which was used to select Magic Johnson, and the first overall pick in 1982, which landed James Worthy.
Developing young talent takes time, takes patience — something Lakers fans aren’t known for having. But a trade can turn around a franchise in an instant. So it was no surprise to hear Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak mention trades as an avenue to help rebound from the worst chapter in franchise history.
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