[Charania] League sources told ESPN that James and Davis are growing concerned about the Lakers’ ability to make significant roster upgrades with their two tradeable first-rounders.
But with the Feb. 6 trade deadline a little more than two weeks away, league sources told ESPN that James and Davis are growing concerned about the Lakers’ ability to make significant roster upgrades with their two tradeable first-rounders. James, a four-time champion, and Davis, a one-time champ, have expressed that they want the franchise to make moves to contend for a championship, with the co-stars believing the Lakers are potentially a piece or two away, sources said.
James and Lakers head coach J.J. Redick made some very telling comments after the team’s road blowout loss to the LA Clippers on Sunday night.
“That’s how our team is constructed, we don’t have room for error,” James said. “We don’t have a choice. That’s the way our team is constructed. We have to play close to perfect basketball.”
The Lakers have been without Jarred Vanderbilt and Christian Wood, both expected to be key members of the rotation, all season.
“It just goes back to not having a huge margin for error and I think our group is like, if one guy is gone from the rotation, there’s an exponential effect to that,” Redick said. “When we’re healthy, we’re whole and we’re playing connected and we execute, I think we’re a great basketball team.”