Many top NBA trade targets have already been moved, but there are still some impactful players left on the market. Utah Jazz star Lauri Markkanen has received a lot of attention recently, as has the potentially un-tradable contract of Zach LaVine, but there are other available players with less name recognition that could make a strong impact.
One player that is still expected to be moved either this summer or at some point next season is Toronto Raptors guard Bruce Brown. A key piece to the 2023 Denver Nuggets team that won an NBA championship, Brown left in free agency that summer to the Indiana Pacers, but was eventually dealt to Toronto. The Raptors picked up Brown’s $23 million team option, and will likely use that in a trade.
Drafted 42nd overall out of Miami in 2018 and now NBA CHAMPION in Year 5… Bruce Brown! pic.twitter.com/4NXXGOsu82
— NBA (@NBA) June 13, 2023
In a recent article, Bleacher Report’s Zach Buckley proposed a hypothetical trade idea that sends Brown to the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for D’Angelo Russell, Jalen Hood-Schifino, and a 2025 second round pick. As previously mentioned, this is a hypothetical proposal, but one that could make sense for both sides.
For the Lakers, they land a versatile guard with championship experience, while Toronto gets the young Hood-Schifino and a future pick. What the Raptors would do with Russell would be interesting, but they could potentially flip him in an additional trade.
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