Overview
- Brandon “Scoop B” Robinson published a detailed three-team trade idea on Friday that would send Anthony Davis to the Lakers, add Utah wing Ace Bailey to Los Angeles, and include multiple second-round picks.
- The construct would hand big asset packages to the Wizards and Jazz, including the No. 2 pick, young players, unprotected future firsts and multiple pick swaps, making the cost to the Lakers very high.
- Multiple outlets and analysts called the scenario unlikely because Utah would be reluctant to part with Bailey, Washington could demand more value, and the deal would require quick execution before the draft.
- Davis is under contract for 2026–27 so he can be traded without consent, but his public statement that he felt “disrespected” by the previous Lakers trade and his injury history raise the real risk he could refuse to suit up if dealt.
- The idea renews debate over the Lakers’ search for an A-list big man and points to clear things to watch next: whether any team opens formal talks before the draft, how Luka Doncic and LeBron James respond, and whether Washington prefers to build Davis’s value into the season rather than trade him now.