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The Los Angeles Lakers are in absolutely putrid shape as of right now. They are 4-6 in the month of December and just got the brakes beaten off of them by the Houston Rockets on Christmas Day.

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Following the loss due to the same factors that have plagued this group for a month, JJ Redick ripped the team in their postgame press conference.

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Redick stated that there are too many players on the current roster who just don’t care. If you look at the teams’ performances as of late, Redick is not wrong.

If this team wants to not waste a single year of Luka Dončić’s prime, changes need to be made and fast because, as presently constructed, this is not a championship-caliber roster.

NBA insider Kevin O’Connor reported after the game that changes to the roster could be right on the horizon in LA.

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Kevin O’Connor says trades are coming in LA

After the Rockets blew out the Lakers at home, Kevin O’Connor got on Twitter/X and laid out exactly what the plan is in LA after their abysmal showing through the month of December.

This leads you to think, if trades are incoming, who’s on the way out the door?

There are many players on the roster not carrying their weight. Players that come to mind would quickly be players like Rui Hachimura, Jake LaRavia, Dalton Knecht, Maxi Kleber, and Gabe Vincent.

All of those players combined take up just north of $50 million in cap space. That is far too much money to go towards what is now essentially dead weight.

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While the Lakers don’t have anywhere near the assets a team like OKC does, they are not without them completely. Between a mix of all those players’ tradeable salaries and the picks the Lakers have to give, we could definitely see a move soon.

Don’t be shocked to see any or all of those players gone within the next month, as the Lakers have to take a real look in the mirror prior to the deadline.

The only issue for Los Angeles: teams know they’re desperate, and as everyone knows, there’s always going to be a Laker tax. We’ll see if and how the team is able to improve its roster before the trade deadline.

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