 With the noise and speculation surrounding Karl Kuzma and the Los Angeles Lakers opening trade scenarios for him. In this video I'm going to propose a few trades that I believe can benefit the Lakers and their future going forward into the playoffs as they need a little bit more depth to win an NBA championship and advance far in the playoffs. Karl Kuzma has been playing okay but he isn't that third option I think the Lakers are looking for which is why they're looking at trades for him. In saying that he's the guy that if he plays like last season could definitely be a third option so it's going to be interesting to see if he stays on this roster going into the playoffs or if he gets traded and in this video we're going to look at some trade proposals so if you have any in your own head let me know what trade proposals you think would benefit the Lakers in a trade for Karl Kuzma or do you think it would be more beneficial to keep Karl Kuzma and let the wave ride with him. They don't have a big three they have a dynamic duo and heading into the playoffs will that be good enough to win an NBA championship when you have teams like the Los Angeles Clippers who they have to face off against the Devin Nuggets which have a much better team in terms of depth overall not their star players but in terms of their depth they have a much depth heavy roster same with a lot of other teams in the league so there's one player that could be traded from the Los Angeles Lakers that the Lakers are now listening to office four and that is Karl Kuzma. Karl Kuzma is a decent player he's a guy that we expected to be a little bit better than the way he's playing at the moment but he has suffered from injuries this season only allowing him to play 26 games and only starting one game he's only averaging 23 minutes per game averaging 10 field goal attempts 12 points three and a half rebounds less than one assist half a steal half a block and 1.5 turnovers in other words he isn't really having the best season he's shooting 35 percent from 3 42 percent from the field and he isn't a third option on a team we have seen him come back from injury and play well he obviously had that really good half against the Los Angeles Clippers where the Lakers would end up going on to lose but as a whole is he the guy that you want to take in as your third option heading into the NBA playoffs and of course the NBA finals if they can make it there in my opinion probably not but he's also a guy that we saw last year average 18.7 points per game on 30 percent from 3 which he can improve on this season and 45 percent from the field on 15 shot attempts per game if he can average 18.7 points alongside Davis and LeBron then yeah he can definitely be that third option but Kuzma has been a little bit disappointing this season so it's getting interesting as to whether the Lakers will keep him or trade him and this is my view in this video we're going to look at some trade targets for the Los Angeles Lakers if they were to trade Carl Kuzma who could they actually acquire and secondly I'm going to give you my thoughts on if the Lakers should trade Kuzma or not but firstly I want to hear your thoughts before I get into my thoughts let me know down below in the comment section do you think Carl Kuzma should be traded or do you think he should be kept and why do you think that if you enjoy these types of videos please be sure to hit that like button let's see if you can reach a thousand likes for the next video it takes one second of your time and I greatly appreciate it if you're new around here and you haven't hit that subscribe button hit that subscribe button as well so you get NBA videos every single week and please if you're subscribed and you don't have the notification button on please hit that notification button so you get updated every time I post with that said I hope you guys are enjoying the last few videos that I posted on the channel I've tried to start off the year 2020 on a bang so let me know if you're enjoying them and without further ado let's get on to the video the last game against the Detroit Pistons we saw guys like Cadwell Pope Avery Bradley and even LeBron James and Javel McGee have some scary incidents now obviously most of those guys will be fine but let's say one of those guys does get injured and they lose a little bit of depth at the center position they seem to be okay Javel and Dwight Howe would seem fine and it's unclear if DeMarcus Kuzma will return but at the center position they seem pretty good not to mention they have the greatest power forward and center in the game in Anthony Davis but then you look at Avery Bradley and Cadwell Pope both of those guys had little scary incidents which obviously if they go injured in the future it's going to be hard to replace them at shooting guard they obviously have Danny Green but apart from that they have Troy Daniels who's a good shooter but you wouldn't want to go with Troy Daniels as your shooting guard and then when you go to small forward it gets even worse yeah you've got LeBron James but apart from LeBron you're really struggling you've got Jared Dudley but he's somebody you don't want to play unless you really have to and of course you have Karl Kuzma basically what I'm getting at is the depth on this team isn't that good you have guys that can play their roles but if they don't play their roles and they have an off night it's hard to win other teams like the Clippers have a little bit more depth and they can go to their bench with Lou Will and Montrez Harrell and the Nuggets have their depth the Utah Jazz even have some more depth as well and looking at their point guard position they have Rajam Rondo who looks really old at the moment and you can tell he's lost a lot of speed and agility Avery Bradley who's playing okay but he's also a guy that is a little bit unreliable on the offensive end he's a great defender but he won't give you a 20 point performance unless he does have a really good game and then you've got Alex Caruso who's a spar but he is in the starting point guard for the playoffs and Quinn Cook who hasn't really played many minutes so in my opinion the Lakers are looking to get a point guard which they have stated they're going after Darren Colson but who are some other guys that they can get in return. Dennis Schroeder is one he's had an okay start to the Oklahoma City Thunder he obviously is playing behind Chris Paul now and Shay Gilgis Alexander but honestly did the Oklahoma City Thunder really want to give up Dennis Schroeder when they're already in the playoff race at the moment and he's in the contention to win sixth man of the year in OKC. Secondly if a trade were to happen this would be something that I think would happen towards the end of the trade deadline when the Lakers have a bit more time to see if Kuzma is the right option and the Oklahoma City Thunder have a little bit more time to see how far they can really make it this season because whilst they may want to keep Dennis Schroeder and contend in the playoffs having a young Cora Shay Gilgis Alexander and Carl Kuzma alongside Darius Basely could be something they can rebuild with in the future because at this point they are a good team but they're probably not good enough to actually advance far in the playoffs but they have surprised a lot of people this season but if they did want to get a point guard that can play in the playoffs I'm sure Dennis Schroeder wouldn't be the hardest target to get considering Carl Kuzma is on a very small contract it's obviously what they'll be able to trade for with a guy like Intavius Cadwell Pope or Avery Bradley as well considering it's hard to trade a guy when he's on such a small contract the only problem is Cadwell Pope has a no trade clause and it's pretty unlikely that he'll waive it so that basically leaves Avery Bradley Avery Bradley on a $5 million contract Carl Kuzma on a $1.9 million contract it evens out to around $7 million and the Lakers would have some exception to where they can get a player for around $10 million or they can throw in more players to make a deal work which may be just enough to get them Dennis Schroeder who's on a $15 million contract but at the same time they probably wouldn't want to give up Avery Bradley Carl Kuzma and another player in order to make the salaries work out for Dennis Schroeder so Dennis Schroeder in my opinion would be unlikely to head to the Los Angeles Lakers one of the best trades I think that the Lakers could go after is a trade with the Detroit Pistons Carl Kuzma would actually be perfect on the Detroit Pistons to help rebuild this team they've got Sekou Dumboya who's 19 years old and looks like a very promising player Luke Kinnard who's only 23 years old and is a decent shooter and since they're looking to trade Andre Drummond and potentially Blake Griffin too they can probably get some future pigs and Carl Kuzma can help rebuild the Pistons as for the Lakers they're looking for a point guard so get Derek Rose on a $7 million contract who's actually having a very very good season and then if they can also throw in Mark Heath Morris who's only on a $3.2 million deal Mark Heath Morris would be a very good player for this team as well Mark Heath Morris would be able to replace Carl Kuzma at the power forward in small forward positions Derek Rose can replace Avery Bradley as you still have Contavius, Cadewell Pope, Danny Green, Rajan Rondo and all these other players Derek Rose would be the best point guard on the team apart from obviously LeBron and then you have an even better offensive point guard than Rajan Rondo, Alex Caruso and Queen Cook as Derek Rose is averaging around 17 points six assists two rebounds on 48% from the field 32% from three 87% free throw shooter he's playing really well this year we have seen LeBron and Rose play together before in Cleveland it wasn't the best fit but on this Lakers team it is a completely different roster so I would say that the way Derek Rose is playing now it would be exciting to watch Derek Rose on this Lakers team alongside Mark Heath Morris who could be a great player in the playoffs because then you've got Derek Rose, Danny Green, LeBron James, Anthony Davis, Dwight Howard, Mark Heath Morris, Javal McGee, Queen Cook, Alex Caruso and you can go into the playoffs with an even better roster than I think they currently have now at number three a trade with the Memphis Grizzlies to acquire Jay Crowder and Andre Gadala now this is a very interesting scenario and hear me out they can trade Avery Bradley, Carl Kuzma and possibly somebody else for Jay Crowder and Andre Gadala yes the Lakers may have to receive a first round pick or some other team gets involved to where the Lakers can receive something else like maybe more bench depth because at the moment I think they're giving too much up if they give up Bradley, Kuzma and some other piece to make the salaries work but if they can pull a trade off Andre Gadala is a multi-dimensional player who can play the shooting guard small forward and even at times the power forward just because he's such a good defender and Jay Crowder is a pretty good three and D guy a little bit like Mark Heath Morris now whilst the Lakers are potentially giving up more than they can take they know that they're getting some great veteran guys who know what it takes to get to the playoffs and win NBA championships well at least Andre Gadala but this is the way they're going to get Andre Gadala they make a trade for Jay Crowder throwing Avery Bradley, Carl Kuzma and another piece to make the contracts work and then they agree to a trade whereby the Memphis Grizzlies waves Andre Gadala and Andre Gadala agrees to sign with the Los Angeles Lakers because at the moment he's on a $17 million contract which means the Lakers are not able to get him but if they can agree that they're going to get Jay Crowder and then if Memphis buys out Andre Gadala they pay his contract the Lakers can get him in free agency then you have a good trade but I don't know if the Lakers would be willing to do that if they don't get any other players either because Carl Kuzma is still a very young potential talent who can definitely fit alongside Jarmaran, Jaren Jackson Jr, Dylan Brooks and Brandon Clarke and that would be a very nice rebuilding piece for the Memphis Grizzlies but the Lakers may want a little bit more in return either way they'd be getting some good veteran guys who they know would be very competitive and help them in the playoffs lastly the Lakers are looking at DJ Augustine as a trade target from the Orlando Magic DJ Augustine is on around the same contract as Derek Rose $7 million per season and he would be a guy that they could definitely acquire currently he's averaging 10.5 points per game nearly five assists two and a half rebounds shooting 39% from the field and 33% from three he's played pretty well for the Orlando Magic so far on 26 minutes per game and I think the Lakers could definitely acquire him based on his contract but would you trade Carl Kuzma for DJ Augustine probably not but considering the Orlando Magic just lost Jonathan Isaac on a knee injury that will keep him out for two months he was a great defensive player averaging 12 points and 6.9 rebounds the Orlando Magic are looking to replace him with a similar guy and that could be Carl Kuzma but at the same time the Orlando Magic would probably have to give up a little bit more than just DJ Augustine in a trade for Carl Kuzma and that means maybe they give up some of their bench guys but at the same time most of their depth revolves around getting guys on massive contracts Evan Fornie is on a $17 million contract Alfred Camino is on $9 million the Lakers cannot afford these guys which is why I think the trade with Detroit for Derrick Rose and Marquise Morris could be very beneficial for them but at the end of the day who knows where Carl Kuzma will be traded to and if he'll even be traded at all I want to hear you what you think down below in the comment section of number one the trades that I propose and if Carl Kuzma would be able to help this team in the playoffs in a tight situation as the third option with that said if you enjoy the video please be sure to leave a like let's see if we reach a thousand likes for the next video subscribe to show you for NBA content every single week and don't forget to hit the notification button it's me the boy and smith I am out peace