Los Angeles Lakers: Latest rumors on Trevor Ariza trade, KCP and more

The 2019 NBA trade deadline is growing nearer, and the Los Angeles Lakers are understandably popping up early and often among the latest rumors.

It’s been an exciting season for the Los Angeles Lakers, who started slow but have since turned their competitiveness up to 10. Magic Johnson isn’t satisfied, though. As a result of his attempts to improve his roster, the Lakers have been mentioned time and time again among the latest NBA trade rumors.

It only exacerbates the issue that the 2019 NBA trade deadline is less than two months away. Set for Feb. 7, the Lakers appear eager to make some moves between now and then. Whether or not any deals are struck, though, is still to be determined.

However, instead of speculating about the future, let’s focus on what we’re hearing right now. The rumor mill has been plenty busy in recent weeks, and the 16-time NBA champions are the opposite of immune to the whispers that spew from it. So it should come as no surprise that there are a number of Lakers rumors floating around out there.

Luckily for you, we’ve taken the liberty of wrangling them up and putting them all in once place.

So without further ado, let’s jump right in to the latest Lakers rumors, including some trade conversations going on and a visit from a long-ago friend that has fans up in arms about what the future could hold for this franchise.