Los Angeles Lakers rumors: Lakers have the assets to make a trade

Although they added the likes of Jeremy Lin, Carlos Boozer and Jordan Hill, the Los Angeles Lakers hoped to make a bigger move.

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Lakers’ general manager Mitch Kupchak still believes that is a possibility.

“I think our approach is going to be similar this season and this offseason as it was this past season,” Kupchak said via Lakers.com. “There’s only three ways to improve your team: You can make a trade; you can use your room to sign a free agent; or you can draft a player if you have a draft pick.”

Kupchak pointed out the Lakers have already been busy and that he believes they have the flexibility to continue to make moves to improve the roster.

“We did acquire a draft pick in the offseason,” Kupchak explained. “In fact, we acquired two. A second round pick, but we (also) got the first-round pick from Houston. So we have a pick this offseason, which is a valuable asset. We have flexibility with our (salary) cap. So we could look to improve the team during the offseason or during the season. So we feel that we have the flexibility and the assets necessary to approach this season as we did last season.”

The Kevin Love dream may be dead but the Lakers are still a destination franchise and players usually line up for the chance to play in Los Angeles.

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