Lakers Reportedly Trade 2019 2nd-Round Pick to 76ers for No. 39 Overall Pick

The Los Angeles Lakers reportedly have made a trade...for the 39th overall pick in this year's draft.

The Lakers agreed to send a 2019 second-round pick (via the Chicago Bulls) and cash considerations to the Philadelphia 76ers for this year's No. 39 overall pick Wednesday, per ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski. The trade likely won't become official until after the start of the new league year, according to ESPN's Bobby Marks, as Philadelphia has already received its maximum allotment of cash this season.

The Sixers were slated to have four second-round picks, including No. 38 overall, so they were always likely to move at least one. They're no longer in asset-collection mode, as they're expected to be major players in free agency this summer. 

Fitting six draft picks onto the roster would be impossible with 11 players already under contract. It's possible the Sixers will look into packaging No. 26 with No. 10 to move up in the lottery Thursday, and the Nos. 56 and 60 picks scream draft-and-stash candidates—provided no one offers up more cash.

The Lakers now have the Nos. 25, 39 and 47 picks. Much like the Sixers, L.A. isn't likely to use all three on players joining the roster immediately. The Lakers could look to package all three picks together if a player they like falls, or they could use the second-rounders to acquire an additional first-round pick.

Moves like these made before the draft often serve as a prelude to bigger ones on draft night.