Lakers Emerge as Dark Horse NBA Trade Deadline Suitor for Disgruntled Top-10 Pick

It's been a strange start to the 2025-26 NBA season for the Los Angeles Lakers. While the team sits at 24-14 and holds the No. 5 seed in the Western Conference with three weeks remaining until the NBA trade deadline, JJ Redick's squad remains tough to gauge. At times, they've looked like a group capable of making noise in the 2026 NBA Playoffs, but at other times, it's felt like a different group shows up. Of the Lakers' 14 losses, 13 have come by double-digits, which makes it clear why many believe...