Lakers' Top NBA Trade Targets After De'Andre Hunter Reportedly Traded to Kings Ahead of Deadline

The Los Angeles Lakers may need to pivot ahead of the Feb. 5 trade deadline now that De'Andre Hunter is headed to Sacramento.

The Sacramento Kings acquired Hunter from the Cleveland Cavaliers as part of a three-team Saturday night trade that sent Dennis Schröder and Keon Ellis to the Cavs and Dario Saric and two second-rounders to the Chicago Bulls, according to ESPN's Shams Charania.

The trade took place the day after Cleveland.com's Chris Fedor reported that the Lakers and Cavaliers had "discussed a general framework" for a potential Hunter trade.

According to Fedor, the trade would have involved a third team and include the Lakers sending out Rui Hachimura and Dalton Knecht.

The Lakers had also been connected to an interest in Ellis by NBA insider Jake Fischer.

Hunter and Ellis were instead dealt for one another, leaving the Lakers still in need of wing help with just five days left until the trade window closes.

Here are some of the top targets the Lakers could be eyeing ahead of the deadline.

Naji Marshall, Dallas Mavericks

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The Los Angeles Times' Broderick Turner and Thuc Nhi Nguyen recently reported that Marshall has been tied to the Lakers as a potential trade target.

Marshall played with Luka Dončić during Dončić's final season in Dallas, and he said before a recently matchup with the Lakers that he missed his former teammate "dearly."

The Lakers have also been connected to a variety of two-way wings, and Marshall fits the bill. He's averaged at least a steal per game for the last two seasons, and he's averaging a career-high 14.7 points per game so far this season.

Marshall turned 28 earlier this month. He is signed through the 2026-27 season on a deal with an average annual salary of $9 million, per Spotrac.

Donte DiVincenzo, Minnesota Timberwolves

Another three-and-D wing named by Turner and Nguyen is Donte DiVincenzo, who is averaging career highs in both steals (1.4) and blocks (0.5) through 49 starts with the Timberwolves.

DiVincenzo could potentially provide the Lakers with some help on defense while also improving the team's three-point shooting.

The Lakers are currently shooting a combined 35.3 percent from behind the arc, good for 17th in the NBA and below DiVincenzo's 38 percent three-pointer success rate this season.

DiVincenzo, 29, is signed through the 2026-27 season on a deal with an average annual value of $11.7 million, per Spotrac.

Herbert Jones or Trey Murphy III, New Orleans Pelicans

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The Lakers have been repeatedly tied to a trade interest in New Orleans Pelicans wings Herbert Jones and Trey Murphy III, and could theoretically decide to pick up their pursuit of either player now that Hunter is seemingly off the table.

Jones and Murphy, who are both shooting over 30 percent from deep while averaging at least 1.6 steals per game, would both help the Lakers in their pursuit of defensive help and three-point shooting.

The likelihood of one of those deals actually happening, however, could hinge on the Pelicans actually deciding to deal either player.

NBA insider Marc Stein recently reported that the Pelicans are "resistant to trade interest" in both players, and The Athletic's Sam Amick reported that league sources believe it's "unlikely" either will be dealt.

Whether the Lakers can offer enough to make the Pelicans change that stance could determine whether either wing ultimately lands in Los Angeles by Feb. 5.

Murphy, 25, is playing in the first year of a four-year, $28 million average annual value deal, per Spotrac. Jones, 27, is signed through 2028-29 on a $22.5 million AAV contract with a player option for 2029-30.