A mock trade idea sees the Lakers pay a hefty price to land major upgrades from the Utah Jazz to complete their contending core.

For many reasons, it will not be easy for the Lakers to pull off another trade this season that will significantly upgrade their roster.

The Los Angeles Lakers and the Utah Jazz were involved in a deal surrounding Jazz center Walker Kessler over the summer. Although those talks fell through, any possible revisiting is not likely to happen.

The Lakers have been looking for another defensive-minded center on the trade market, but that may no longer be the case as much as it has been.

Smith, the reports remain consistent that the Lakers will continue evaluating the trade market for more deals.

Los Angeles Lakers newcomer Dorian Finney-Smith is just four games into his playing tenure under former teammate-now-head coach JJ Redick. While it’s only a tiny sample size, Finney-Smith has reportedly already made a significant impression with his coach.

While the NBA trade deadline is still nearly a month away, the rumors about what contending teams in the league will do have swirled constantly. The Los Angeles Lakers have already made one trade ahead of the deadline,