The NBA trade deadline is now less than 44 hours away and there has been little movement out on the trade front. As for the Los Angeles Lakers, who are looking to improve their squad in preparation for a potential run to the NBA Finals, what moves they end up making will likely depend on whether they choose to move on from third-year forward Kyle Kuzma.
We’ve heard Kuzma’s name in connection with Sacramento’s Nemanja Bjelica and Detroit’s Derrick Rose, but we heard him connected to another team on Tuesday night: the New York Knicks, according to The Athletic’s Shams Charania.
In a follow-up tweet, Charania reported that several contending teams have called about Knicks forward Marcus Morris.
Now, it’s unclear if there is an actual connection between the interests of the Knicks in Kuzma and that of the Lakers in Morris. Morris, however, has been connected since the summer to the Clippers, who could be looking to add Morris to their team to have another player who can take six fouls against LeBron James.
Luckily, any mysteries that are currently floating around the NBA regarding the trade deadline will be solved by 3 p.m. Thursday.
