The Los Angeles Lakers made trade headlines recently when it emerged as a possible suitor for Philadelphia 76ers star Ben Simmons.
Los Angeles, currently 16-13, hasn’t had a positive start to the season due to injuries to LeBron James and Anthony Davis, and key rotational players that are slated to play big minutes in Trevor Ariza and Kendrick Nunn haven’t yet played this year.
The Lakers’ biggest move over the summer involved acquiring Russell Westbrook from the Washington Wizards via trade. Los Angeles already had limited finances to work with entering the summer, but adding Westbrook’s $44 million salary to the books tightened that number further.
But as the trade rumors now begin to swirl, LeBron Wire spoke with Ky Carlin of Sixers Wire to get Philadelphia’s perspective on the Lakers’ interest in Simmons.
Carlin listed three reasons why the Lakers don’t make sense as a trade partner for the Sixers:
