The Lakers have not started well so far this season, and even if they have indeed been able to find a way to win in recent times, the team's winning percentage is still hovering around 50%, which is why the Lakers need to change before this year's trade deadline.
So far this season, LeBron James can still play a very top performance, on the other hand, even if the Lakers want to get rid of Westbrook, the latter's contract is also an important reason why the Lakers can not make a move at all. So in contrast, if the Lakers want to push for a blockbuster deal, putting Anthony Davis on the shelf would be a more realistic option than trading Westbrook.
Of course, it is unlikely that the Lakers will put Anthony Davis on the shelves, but if we assume that Davis is put on the shelves, what kind of deal can the Lakers promote? The advice given by the US media Jack Simone is that the Lakers can promote a deal involving Anthony Davis with the Raptors:
The Raptors got: Anthony Davis, Taren Horton Tucker
The Lakers got: Pascal Siakam, OG Anunoby, Yuta Watanabe, Sviatoslav Mikhailyuk
This is undoubtedly a very heavy trade move, the Lakers sent to Davis and Tucker to return to siakam such an All-Star player, in addition to the Lakers can also get a 24-year-old forward player and two rotation players who can add to the depth of the team's lineup.
Although Davis' overall form has been struggling so far this season, he is still an All-Star who averaged 22.3 points, 9.9 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game, but Davis's only 17.9% three-point shooting rate outside the three-point line has indeed become a burden to the Lakers. As for Tucker, he is also the young player with the best deal value in the Lakers.
In this deal, the Lakers, who have players such as Siakam and Anunoby, can also build teams with better lineup depth, after all, the two are the players who have averaged 20.6 points, 8.4 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game this season, as well as 19 points, 5.2 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game.
Of course, the two teams are unlikely to push for a trade of this level, after all, James and Davis are the partners who have won the championship trophy for the Lakers.