The Los Angeles Lakers aren’t necessarily done making moves to finalize their roster for the 2025-26 NBA season. They could still use at least one 3-and-D player, as well as some more backcourt depth in order to give themselves a real shot at contending for the championship.
For roughly the past week, there has been talk that they’re expected to sign De’Anthony Melton, who is making his way back from an ACL injury he suffered early this past season. More recently, a report indicated that Bradley Beal, a three-time All-Star guard, may be interested in coming to the Lakers if he comes to an agreement with the Phoenix Suns on a buyout of his current contract.
According to insider Jake Fischer, the Lakers also have interest in acquiring veteran guard Malcolm Brogdon from the Washington Wizards.
“All of these scenarios, furthermore, are sure to have an impact on Brogdon,” wrote Fischer. “League sources say that the Wizards are open to sign-and-trade discussions to facilitate Brogdon’s exit from Washington and a slew of teams have registered varying levels of interest in the 32-year-old. That list includes the Clippers, Suns and Lakers as well as the Warriors, Timberwolves, Pelicans, Kings and Bucks.”
Brogdon has always been a capable scorer, facilitator and defender. But this past season, he posted just 12.7 points a game and shot 43.3% from the field and 28.6% from 3-point range, and those figures were well under his career marks of 15.3 points a game on 46.3% overall and 38.8% from downtown.
He has been injury-prone and has appeared in a total of just 63 games over the past two seasons. But if he’s healthy and spry, perhaps he could be a viable option for Los Angeles.
This article originally appeared on LeBron Wire: Lakers reportedly have interest in Malcolm Brogdon