More Potential Lakers Trade Targets: Could Christian Braun be a Smart Gamble?

Hey, the NBA Finals are here, and we react to Game 1, including shout outs to some well-liked former Lakers. 

And from there, it's a continuation of Wednesday's discussion of potential trade targets for the Lakers, given some of the limitations in the free agent market (i.e. less flexibility than advertised, and a weak free agent class overall). Wednesday, we talked about potentially available Pelicans, like Herb Jones, Trey Murphy III and Yves Missi. We kicked around potentially gettable Magic players, like Desmond Bane and Jalen Suggs. A few dudes on the Nets as well. 

Today? Lakers fans are focused on Peyton Watson when it comes to the Nuggets, but he remains a tough get, both because he'll cost a lot of money, and because Denver isn't likely to let him go... and especially not to the Lakers. 

So what about the guys they're reportedly motivated to offload in order to save enough money to sign Braun without having to foot a big tax bill? Cam Johnson... or Christian Braun? 

What if you could turn Jarred Vanderbilt and Dalton Knecht, two players that have little value to the Lakers, for Braun, a player who absolutely fills a needs (assuming last year was an aberration) but comes with big risk, namely a contract extension that kicks in next season and lasts for five years at an average of $25 million per. 

It's a risk, for sure, but one with potential rewards as well. 

We discuss. 

HOSTS: Andy and Brian Kamenetzky 

SEGMENT 1: Let's talk Game 1! 

SEGMENT 2: What about Braun? 

SEGMENT 3: What kind of risks do the Lakers need to take? 

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