The Los Angeles Lakers' 2031 and 2032 first-round picks are reportedly viewed as less valuable since the Luka Doncic trade.

Lakers must fix Austin Reaves-LeBron James on-court issues or risk season-long struggles originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.

Rich Paul, James’ agent and CEO of Klutch Sports, said James will finish the season as a Laker. Paul made the comments while speaking with Max Kellerman on their new video podcast, “Game Over,” on The Ringer. “No,” Paul said bluntly when asked about the prospect of James leaving Los Angeles before the end of the year. “Where’s he gonna go?”

Two trade targets that come to mind are Miami Heat forward Andrew Wiggins, who was connected to the Lakers during the offseason and New Orleans Pelicans forward Herb Jones. Both could tremendously help L.A.’s perimeter defense, but their availability remains a question mark.

James, as Paul later noted, has a no-trade clause. The 40-year-old superstar is scoring 16.1 points per game, which is on pace to be a career low, though he's also averaging career lows in minutes (33.1) and shot attempts (13.9). He is coming off a season-high 29 points in a win over the Philadelphia 76ers.

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No one saw this coming,” Reggie Miller said about Austin Reaves’ unprecedented leap with the Lakers. Nobody but the man himself. Heading into the new season, AR15 declined to sign a four-year $89.2 million extension with the Purple and Gold.

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