NBA Rumors: Russell Westbrook Trade Discussed by Lakers, Jazz Before Bogdanović Deal

The Lakers are off to an 0-3 start and may need to make a trade before the season ends.

More calls could be made to the Utah Jazz.

According to Kevin O'Connor of The Ringer, the purple and gold offered Utah a package that included Russell Westbrook, a future first-round pick and second-rounders, but the Jazz ultimately traded the forward to them.

O'Connor reported that the two teams could "resume talks later in the season with some combination of other players discussed" and pointed to Jordan, Mike, and Rudy Gay as possibilities.

In Los Angeles, there should be concern.

This team is loaded with future Hall of Famers and didn't even make the play-in tournament last season. The Lakers didn't make a lot of changes to their roster even after rumors of a trade for Oklahoma City point guard Russell Westbrook.

The spacing created by playing alongside James and Davis made it difficult for him to adjust to a new role and he wasn't the type of outside shooter who could consistently take advantage of it.

Through three games, he is shooting 28.9 percent from the field and 8.3 percent from three-point range. He was benched at the end of the game.

In the early going of 2022-23, the Lakers are shooting a league-worst 21.2 percent from beyond the 3-point line, and James acknowledged during a press conference that "we're not a team made of great shooting."

In Detroit's first three games of the season, Bogdanovi connected on 50.0 percent of his looks, which is a career high.

If you want to play next to a ball-dominant player like James, you have to be a good shooter. The Jazz are off to a surprising start, but they are also building towards the future after trading three of their best players.

If the right deal comes along, a quick start to the season will not stop them from adding future draft picks.