NBA Trade Idea Sends Andrew Wiggins, Haywood Highsmith, A.J. Green To Los Angeles Lakers
An NBA trade idea sending Andrew Wiggins, Haywood Highsmith and A.J. Green to the Los Angeles Lakers has been created.
NBA writer Dan Favale of Bleacher Report created the following trade idea between the Boston Celtics, Brooklyn Nets, Charlotte Hornets, Lakers, Miami Heat, Milwaukee Bucks, Portland Trail Blazers and Utah Jazz:
Boston Celtics Receive: Terance Mann, Utah’s 2026 second-round pick (via Milwaukee; top-55 protection), draft rights to Louis Labeyrie (via Lakers), Brooklyn’s 2026 second-round pick (via Miami; top-55 protection)
Brooklyn Nets Receive: Pat Connaughton, Kyle Kuzma, Denver’s 2029 second-round pick (via Charlotte), draft rights to Marcelo Nicola (via Portland), $2.3 million cash (via Miami)
Charlotte Hornets Receive: Anfernee Simons, Robert Williams III (into non-taxpayer mid-level exception), $1.7 million cash (via Lakers)
Los Angeles Lakers Receive: Andrew Wiggins, Haywood Highsmith, A.J. Green
Miami Heat Receive: Rui Hachimura, Jarred Vanderbilt, Jusuf Nurkić, Matisse Thybulle, 2026 second-round pick (most favorable from Denver or Golden State, via Charlotte), Lakers’ 2031 first-round pick
Milwaukee Bucks Receive: Collin Sexton, Simone Fontecchio, draft rights to Peter Fehse (via Utah)
Portland Trail Blazers Receive: Nick Smith Jr., Kyle Anderson, KJ Martin, Houston’s 2031 second-round pick (via Boston; top-55 protection), draft rights to Dimitrios Agravanis (via Milwaukee), Lakers’ 2032 second-round pick
Utah Jazz: Gabe Vincent, Terry Rozier, DaQuan Jeffries, 2026 second-round pick (most favorable from Detroit, Milwaukee and Orlando, via Boston), 2028 second-round pick (more favorable of Clippers and Hornets, via Charlotte), draft rights to Christian Drejer (via Brooklyn), draft rights to Peter Fehse, $2.4 million cash (via Miami), $2.5 million cash (via Boston)
The Lakers are interested in trading for Wiggins, sources told DallasHoopsJournal.
Wiggins played for the Golden State Warriors and Heat last season. He averaged 18.0 points, 4.5 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 1.0 steals and 0.8 blocks while shooting 44.8% from the field, 37.4% from 3 and 76.3% from the free-throw line.
A one-time All-Star, Wiggins will make $28.2 million in 2025-26.
“Wiggins’ arrival helps offset the deadeye shooting Los Angeles loses in Hachimura and fortifies the perimeter defense,” Favale wrote. “Highsmith is coming off surgery to repair a torn right meniscus, but his arrival is without risk. Best-case scenario, the Lakers nabbed a cheap wing who can check top perimeter assignments and knock down threes. Worst-case scenario, he does nothing and comes off the books this summer.
“Getting Green would be an understated upside play. He has a deeper offensive bag than advertised—which includes burying ultra-difficult threes—doesn’t receive enough credit for how much he competes on defense.”
The Lakers lost to the Minnesota Timberwolves in the first round of the 2025 playoffs in five games. They added Jake LaRavia, Deandre Ayton and Marcus Smart this offseason.
LAL head coach JJ Redick could start Luka Dončić, Austin Reaves, Wiggins, LeBron James and Ayton next season.
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