NBA Rumours: 3 players being linked with a trade to the Los Angeles Lakers

Bradley Beal

Anthony Davis remains the Lakers' prime trade target this summer, although, with a deal less than certain, LA still have backup options. Bradley Beal is a player that has previously been linked with a move to the Lakers, and Bleacher Report's Grant Hughes believes they could complete a deal by offering Brandon Ingram:

The Wizards can't move Wall's albatross contract, so Beal is the guy to go if they're aiming for a rebuild. Just 26 next season, he's hardly past his prime, but cutting the $55.8 million he's owed over the next two years could create valuable wiggle room.

In Ingram, the Wizards would get a potential star who seemed to take a leap in the second half of the 2018-19 season before deep venous thrombosis in his right arm ended the breakout early. The gap between Ingram and Beal is substantial, though, which is why Washington should insist upon getting a bump up the draft order in the bargain.

Beal has spent his entire career with the Wizards, and he averaged 25.6 points and 5.5 assists per game during the 18/19 season.