Gay, 26, was a first round draft pick (eighth overall) out of Connecticut by the Houston Rockets in 2006, but was later traded to the Grizzlies in a deal for Shane Battier. The Los Angeles Lakers are 18-25 on the season and currently out of the playoff picture in the Western Conference. What would this do for us Youth, Athleticism, Consistent Offense and Perimeter Defense, 4 things the Lakers are craving for right now. Gasol would easily be a top-3 6th man in the league and around this time in his career, that sounds best for him. It remains highly unlikely that we’ll see a LeBron James trade from the Los Angeles Lakers this summer. Gasol for Gay straight up or some other players involved in the trade. Without the great Kobe Bryant to guide them, the Los Angeles Lakers are said to have confirmed a Rudy Gay trade to fill the roster spot. While D'Angelo Russell and Jordan Clarkson are flourishing under Luke Walton, the Nick Young squad still needs a veteran star to mentor them. He is making $16.4 million this season.īut as Wojnarowski points out, the Suns do have plenty of first round draft picks in future years, having acquired two of them from the Los Angeles Lakers in the Steve Nash deal last summer. NBA executive brings up potential LeBron James trade to the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Los Angeles Lakers are looking to become a contender team as soon as possible. Gay, who is averaging 17.8 points for the Grizzlies this season, has two years remaining on his contract after this season, which will pay him over $37 million. Gay was initially believed to be headed to the New Orleans Pelicans for Ryan Anderson, but negotiations bogged down. There’s no framework of a possible deal in place, but the Grizzlies have expressed a strong desire that any package involving Gay include Suns forward Jared Dudley and future first-round draft picks, sources said. The Los Angeles Lakers could be bringing in a key piece of the future if reports are true that Rudy Gay is on their radar.