Few ambitions are less known than the Los Angeles Lakers desire to add a third star this summer, with Atlanta Hawks point guard Trae Young atop the list of potential candidates.
The three-time All-Star and his backcourt teammate Dejounte Murray are expected to be broken up after two seasons together.
But if it’s Young that’s moved, Andy Bailey listed Los Angeles as his best possible landing spot in a column for Bleacher Report
And that the Lakers might be better off acquiring the Hawks star as opposed to trading for Donovan Mitchell.
“Young might be an even better fit for the Lakers than Donovan Mitchell,” Bailey wrote on June 4. “His playmaking volume would likely decrease alongside LeBron James, but he’s a better creator and distributor than Mitchell.”
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