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Lakers Nation > Blog > Podcasts > Lakers Podcast: Making Sense Of The Trevor Ariza Trade Rumor, Complications With Kentavious Caldwell-Pope’s Contract
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Lakers Podcast: Making Sense Of The Trevor Ariza Trade Rumor, Complications With Kentavious Caldwell-Pope’s Contract

Trevor Lane
Published: 12/10/2018
2 Min Read
Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
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Over the past few seasons, the Los Angeles Lakers have established themselves as one of the most active and aggressive franchises in the NBA, vigorously pursuing both trades and free agent signings.

President of basketball operations Magic Johnson and general manager Rob Pelinka have used this approach to make the moves necessary to sign LeBron James as well as set themselves up nicely for future deals.

Now, the Lakers are rumored to be targeting a familiar face on the trade market: Phoenix Suns forward Trevor Ariza. Of course, nothing comes without a cost, and Los Angeles would appear to have to part ways with swingman Kentavious Caldwell-Pope in order to bring in Ariza.

On this episode of the Lakers Nation Podcast, host Trevor Lane breaks down the potential trade and explains why it makes sense to swap the two despite Caldwell-Pope’s improved shooting over the past few weeks.

Then, Lane brings in Keith Smith of Yahoo! Sports to break down all of the complications with Caldwell-Pope’s contract, as well as what kind of role agent Rich Paul could play if such a move is going to be made.

They also dig into an important upcoming date for the NBA’s trade market and explain why it could make a deal even more difficult to pull off. Finally, the topic of Anthony Davis comes up, and the framework of what the Lakers would have to give in order to land him is brought up as well as the timing of when the Pelicans might actually be willing to move him.

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ByTrevor Lane
Trevor Lane is a longtime NBA and Los Angeles Lakers fan who had the good fortune to grow up during the glory days of the Showtime Lakers, when Magic Johnson, Kareem-Abdul-Jabbar, James Worthy, and the rest ruled the Great Western Forum. He has written about basketball, soccer, fantasy sports, MMA, and even pro wrestling over the course of his career, but the spectacle that is the Lakers is his true passion. He made the leap into podcasting for Lakers Nation and provides voice-over analysis for our YouTube channel. With a who's who of stars gracing the Lakers lineup over the years, including Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Shaquille O'Neal, Pau Gasol, and many others, the Lakers always provide plenty to talk about. When he isn't writing or recording, Trevor can be found spending time with his wife and daughter or on the sidelines for one of the youth teams he coaches. Outside of the Lakers, Trevor is a supporter of the LA Galaxy, US Soccer, Dallas Cowboys, and Los Angeles Dodgers. Contact: trevor@mediumlargela.com
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