The Los Angeles Lakers are expected to be major players in the upcoming trade deadline as they try to build out a more competitive team. Los Angeles hardly made any moves over the offseason and entered this season with roughly the same team that was eliminated in the first round of the postseason.

While it's important to live in the present, the Los Angeles Lakers are still suffering from a disastrous trade that occurred three years ago.

As the Los Angeles Lakers continue their regular season, the team is also looking ahead to the trade deadline. They will need to make some moves if they want to