As the trading deadline approaches, many trading rumors in the alliance have been exposed. According to Los Angeles Times reporter Dan Walker, magic player Terrence Rose will be the Lakers' "realistic goal" before the trade deadline, and the Lakers can fully promote the trade with Horton Tucker and future first-round picks:
"The Lakers' more realistic target is Magic's Terrance Rose, and the Lakers need to send chips that include Horton Tucker and future first-round picks," the sources said.
Rose is a player with good outside scoring ability, and he may indeed become an ideal reinforcement for the Lakers bench.
On the other hand, the Pacers have pushed for deals involving Karis L'Loft and Sabonis Jr. separately over the past few days, which also means that the Pacers currently have only a high-value chip like Miles Turner left in the team, and if the Pacers need to fully enter the reconstruction phase, Turner still seems to be on the shelves.
According to Jack Fisher, a reporter for the Open Air Stand, there may be a push between the Pacers and the Raptors for a deal involving Miles Turner:
"The Raptors and Pacers have discussed a deal framework that involves Dragic and future first-round picks at the core."
To be clear, though, there are still a lot of teams in the league that are interested in Miles Turner, so the Pacers can choose from these interests that will get the best return on the team.
Finally, according to the US media Brian Robb, the Lakers have proposed to the Celtics an offer from Horton Tucker and future first-round draft pick trade Josh Richardson:
It's no secret that the Lakers want to get rid of Horton Tucker's contract before the trade deadline, and tough players like Richardson will indeed help the Lakers on both offensive and defensive ends.