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Lakers looking to do to work 'around the margins'

January 28, 2026 05:42 PM

John Fanta and Grant Liffmann see the Los Angeles Lakers doing work "around the margins" at the trade deadline and the idea that the Cleveland Cavaliers would be interested in a reunion with LeBron James.

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