Is a "Foundational Piece" the Only Option for Lakers in an Austin Reaves Trade?

Locked On Lakers - Daily Podcast On The Los Angeles Lakers · May 20, 2025 · 34m

There was a lot of feedback to Monday's show running down the league's (mostly) starting centers and judging whether they qualify as a "foundational piece," i.e. the level of player the Lakers reportedly would have to receive in order to send out Austin Reaves in a trade. In the process, we saw a variety of opinions on: AR's level as a player. His overall trade value. Whether we had the right players in the right categories. How much other stuff the Lakers might have to add to some of these hypothetical deals to make something happen. And obviously, for the highest level players on the list…