Lakers Emerge as Potential Landing Spot for Warriors NBA Champion originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Los Angeles Lakers have been busy this offseason. While they may have lost Dorian Finney-Smith to the Houston Rockets, they addressed their frontcourt issues by signing Deandre Ayton and replaced Finney-Smith with Jake LaRavia.

One NBA writer proposed a trade that would give the Lakers a player who could plug one of their biggest needs right now.

A top trade candidate this offseason came off the board on Saturday when the Los Angeles Lakers agreed to sign former Defensive Player of the Year Marcus Smart to a two-year, $11 million deal following his buyout by the Washington Wizards,

Kobe Bryant publicly criticized the Lakers for trading Lamar Odom in 2011, praising his former teammate's impact on the court and in the locker room.