After a hot start to the 2025-26 season, the Los Angeles Lakers are undoubtedly cooling off. The turn for the worst should not invite the type of panic move that will hurt them further. A De'Andre Hunter trade is a great example of something that could be available, but does not warrant a phone call.
Matt Moore reported, "Among the things I tend to squint skeptically at is when someone says ‘that guy wants out bad.’ ... But there’s a lot of smoke around the idea that De'Andre Hunter, or at least his representation, would prefer he be somewhere else.