Washington Wizards: 3 Possible Trades That Can Improve the Wizards Bench
2. Lou Williams
The Los Angeles Lakers are looking to ship Lou Williams and it’s certainly not a bad thing for the 12-year veteran. Williams is averaging 18.6 points, 3.2 assists and 2.3 rebounds per game off the bench for the 19-39 Lakers.
As the Lakers’ leading scorer this season despite coming off the bench, trading Lou Will could certainly get the Lakers some help right away. But just how much do the Washington Wizards offer for the Lakers’ guard?
That question honestly depends on how much the Wizards are willing to offer.
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Trading Williams could have to do with wanting to get younger, so offering Satoransky for Lou Will makes sense on paper. Whether Satoransky can fit in the Lakers’ rotation at the off-guard is another question.
The Lakers’ willingness to do this trade depends on how they view Timofey Mozgov, however. Mozgov is averaging 7.4 points and 4.9 rebounds per game since signing a four-year, $64 million deal with Lakers last summer.
He’s been moved to the third center position on the depth chart recently to develop their young guys. Trading his contract and taking a risk on Ian Mahinmi could be worth it.
Mahinmi can be a serviceable bench threat when he’s healthy. He spent four years with the Indiana Pacers, averaging 9.3 points, 7.1 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.1 blocks per game last season.
He signed a four-year, $64 million deal with the Washington Wizards this past summer as well.