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Lakers to end up with either Robert Williams or Nicolas Claxton?

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David McKay: Kirk Goldsberry: "Nicolas Claxton and Robert Williams III are the names that keep coming up, and I would guess that one of them will be on the Lakers."

Source: x.com

What's the buzz on Twitter?

Erik Slater @erikslater_

Could Nic Claxton or Day'Ron Sharpe be Lakers trade targets after Anthony Davis-Luka Doncic deal?

clutchpoints.com/2-nets-could-b… - 1:33 PM

David MacKay @DavidMacKayNBA

Not to put this evil on Portland, but how funny would it be if the Trail Blazers gave Boston a championship with Jrue Holiday and then turned around and gave LA a championship with Robert Williams? - 1:29 PM

Erik Slater @erikslater_

The Lakers are one of several teams that have inquired about Day'Ron Sharpe's availability this season, according to a league source.

Los Angeles is in the market for a center after trading Anthony Davis. Brooklyn is open for business, with Sharpe and Nic Claxton available. - 12:15 PM

More on this storyline

Portland Trail Blazers PR: INJURY REPORT 2/3 vs. PHX: OUT Matisse Thybulle (R Ankle Sprain) QUESTIONABLE Duop Reath (G League - On Assignment) Rayan Rupert (G League - On Assignment) Jabari Walker (G League - On Assignment) Robert Williams III (R Hand Soreness) -via Twitter @TrailBlazersPR / February 2, 2025

Sean Highkin: Blazers say Robert Williams III is questionable with right hand soreness for tonight's game against the Suns. He's been a healthy DNP in the last two games. -via x.com / February 1, 2025

Kelly Olynyk is in the mix alongside Chicago's Nikola Vučević, Washington's Jonas Valančiūnas and Portland's Robert Williams III on the list of big men perceived to be available via trade leading up to the deadline. It is important to note, furthermore, that Olynyk was nearly traded to Golden State ahead of last February's deadline, sources said, before the Utah Jazz swung a deal to send the Canadian to Toronto instead. -via marcstein.substack.com / January 20, 2025

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