If you believe the rumors, the Minnesota Timberwolves have been shopping the second overall pick in this year’s draft to any number of teams in the league. And according to Eric Pincus of HoopsWorld.com, the Los Angeles Lakers might be the next team in line to make an offer.
Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak recently mentioned the team’s desire to have a top-five pick in the draft. Meanwhile, T-Wolves GM David Kahn reportedly is interested in Gasol, who has a good relationship with point guard Ricky Rubio, who on Friday announced his intentions to play in the NBA.
But in order for Minnesota to acquire Gasol, they would have to shed quite a bit of salary. And the Lakers would likely want a quality big man in exchange for giving up one of the best post players in the league. That is where Love could get involved. However his $3.6 million salary isn’t enough to match up with Gasol’s $17.8 value, meaning other players would need to come to Los Angeles to even things out.
Right now, any deal between the two sides would be a long shot – especially with the Lakers saying how much they’d like to keep their core group together. But as we get closer to Draft Day, most anything can happen.
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