The Lakers are ready to trade three first-round picks, targeting key upgrades around LeBron James and Anthony Davis for contention.

ESPN's Sham Charania appeared on First Take to share his latest Intel on what the Lakers intend to do at the trade deadline.

The Lakers may not be all that reluctant to give up first-round draft picks in a trade, as long as the players they receive meet one requirement.

Over the past few weeks, much has been made about whether the Miami Heat would trade star forward Jimmy Butler. After ESPN NBA insider Shams Charania first reported that Miami was open to dealing Butler, the star forward's agent completely pushed back on it all.

Miami recently had a four-game winning streak that was snapped on Monday as they lost in another close contest to the Detroit Pistons in overtime, 125-14. The Heat's main star would record a triple-double that saw him score 35 points, record 10 assists, and collect a whopping 19 rebounds.

Jimmy Butler reportedly wants out of Miami, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania in a Christmas Day report. There is some delicate phrasing in Charania’s story, saying that Butler has not ‘formally requested’ a trade,