With Anthony Davis and LeBron James on the team and their influence on the roster, the Los Angeles Lakers were bound to be active ahead of the NBA trade deadlin

The Los Angeles Lakers now have a need for a point guard that they can address by doubling back on a former No. 2 overall pick that they let slip through their fingers.

Zach LaVine continues to be a person of interest with the trade deadline inching closer and closer. The Chicago Bulls currently have a 20-27 record, and logically, LaVine is a candidate to be traded away with the future of the team in mind.

The Los Angeles Lakers could completely revamp their roster if they made this high-stakes mock trade with the Chicago Bulls.

According to Shams Charania on ESPN , James and Davis are growing concerned about the Lakers' ability to make significant roster upgrades with their two tradeable first-round picks. They have expressed that they want the organization to make moves to contend for a championship, believing that they are potentially a piece or two away.

NBA rumors reveal the Los Angeles Lakers are ;highly interested' in a trade for Chicago Bulls center Nikola Vucevic ahead of the deadline.

"Late Thursday evening, league sources informed ClutchPoints that the Lakers are still highly interested in Bulls center Nikola Vucevic," Siegel wrote. "In fact, it would not be crazy to call Vucevic one of Los Angeles' top targets ahead of the trade deadline."

The Los Angeles Lakers bolster their roster by grabbing two young and promising players in this hypothetical trade.

As the NBA trade deadline rapidly approaches, several marquee franchises are at the center of intense trade speculation. While the

The Los Angeles Lakers have multiple roster needs, something Anthony Davis talked about recently. In a sit-down interview last week with ESPN's Shams Charania, Davis said that the Lakers should acquire a center before the trade deadline.