Lakers' Best and Worst-Case Scenarios In 'Ongoing' Trade Talks with Utah Jazz

Utah Jazz are rebuilding their team. They are in talks with the Los Angeles Lakers. Bojan Bogdanovic is a target for the Lakers, but he's too old for their rebuild timeline. The Lakers and Jazz have different priorities. The Indiana Pacers deal involving Myles Turner and Buddy Hield is the best option for them. It's not the worst. There are three scenarios for what might happen.

Lakers are in ongoing trade talks with Utah Jazz and Indiana Pacers. If the Lakers reach the threshold of an agreement with the Jazz, they should call Indiana and give them a chance to take a draft pick and the financial flexibility that acquiring Westbrook can provide. If Indiana refuses to trade Turner and Hield for one pick, it might be the right move for them.

Lakers are in trade talks with Utah Jazz. They acquired Patrick Beverley earlier this summer. If they don't trade Russell Westbrook, he will be on the roster for the start of the regular season. L.A. had a minus-3.0 net rating with him playing with LeBron and AD last season, and his effective field-goal percentage was 5.6 percentage points below the league average.

Utah Jazz and Los Angeles Lakers are in talks about a possible trade. The most likely scenario is that the Lakers buy out Westbrook's contract and the Jazz sell off some of their young players.

Lakers are in ongoing trade talks with Utah Jazz. They are interested in LeBron James and Anthony Davis. They have a lot of money and are not in the same league as the Golden State Warriors.