Just within two weeks of the NBA season, two of Los Angeles Lakers forwards, Julius Randle and Luol Deng are said to be moved to the Orlando Magic, in exchange for Serge Ibaka and Jeff Green, according to the latest NBA trade rumors.
Despite an unexpected impressive start from the Los Angeles Lakers, their players are not exempted from being subjected for trade speculations if they want to take their team success to another level. Based on reports, the future all-star, Julius Randle has always been singled out for this possible player movement.
Inquistr reports that the trade scenario will swap power forward Julius Randle and defensive stopper, Serge Ibaka of the Orlando Magic. The Lakers are planning to pursue the big man via trade, but if it doesn't materialize, they will do their best to bring him in as a free agent during the summer of 2017. Debates, whether this trade will be a good move for both teams, have been circulating around the online community.
Other reports said that Luol Deng will join Julius Randle in the trade proposal, for Orlando Magic's Jeff Green and Serge Ibaka. If the trade becomes a reality, it will be interesting to see how the pieces fit in their own respective teams.
Julius Randle has been receiving a lot of positive comments from his teammates and even their head coach, Luke Walton. Referring to him as "The Monster," Randle has been putting up good numbers for the Lakers for the past few games. To trade him for Ibaka will be a question given that the player is still improving and could be a future double-double machine. As for Ibaka, who is now in his eighth NBA season, is already a finished product as a player.
Although Ibaka can provide defensive improvements, it still remains a question if he will be an upgrade of Julius Randle in the future. There have been no serious words yet from the league about these trade rumors. Fans will have to wait and see whether both teams will fire the trigger for this trade proposal.
