December 15 is the start of “unofficial trade season” in the NBA, but help might not be on the way for the Lakers just yet.
Christmas isn’t until Dec. 25, but NBA Christmas comes 10 days earlier for trade-slop fiends.
On Dec. 15, most players who signed new contracts in the offseason become trade-eligible. That includes LeBron James, although his latest contract contains a no-trade clause that gives him full control over whether the Lakers could send him elsewhere.