Trade Talk! Who Can the Lakers Get for Russell Westbrook, Patrick Beverley and/or Kendrick Nunn?

December 15th is approaching fast. That's the day the NBA's trade market opens up wider, as players (like Patrick Beverley) who signed contracts last summer can be traded. So what could be coming for the Lakers? It's fairly common knowledge that the Lakers would be willing to package Kendrick Nunn with Beverley in an effort to bring in some help, in a move that could be helpful if less splashy than trading Russell Westbrook. But what does that look like? What kind of player would the Lakers get in return? Is it a matter of taking on long term salary? Giving up one pick instead of two?

Are there any potential deals where the Lakers could actually demand draft capital come to them?

And regarding Westbrook, how has his play changed the context of a deal? It's no longer addition by subtraction, given the success Russ has found as a sixth man. And meanwhile, the context around the league has also changed. Are the Pacers, for example, in any hurry to trade Buddy Hield and Myles Turner, given their surprisingly competitive start?

The Hornets might be sellers... but do you want any of their stuff?

But before all that, Anthony Davis is listed as probable for Friday's game in Philadelphia. He played great in the first game of the trip against Giannis, and now faces Joel Embiid, against whom he had arguably his best game of last season. It seems like Davis is really starting to relish, and take personally, these marquee matchups against the league's best bigs.

And speaking of which, if you make a list of the three best bigs in the NBA, is Davis on it?

HOSTS: Andy and Brian Kamenetzky

SEGMENT 1: LeBron and AD should be available against Philadelphia. Is Davis one of the three best bigs in the league?

SEGMENT 2: Revisiting the context around trading Westbrook, from his value to the value he has for the Lakers to the potential places he could be sent.

SEGMENT 3: What if the Lakers flipped Beverley and Nunn? What could they get for those guys?

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