[Jaren Jackson] on Rich Paul saying the Lakers should trade Austin Reaves for him: “At first, I didn’t think it was real. You have to figure out if it’s real, usually now, and I’m not as versed technology-wise as these people younger than me. I was figuring out if it’s AI, deepfake, all that stuff.”
In an entirely different set of circumstances, Grizzlies big man Jaren Jackson Jr. was mentioned as a trade candidate for the Los Angeles Lakers by LeBron James’ agent, Rich Paul.
Paul floated the idea of the Lakers acquiring Jackson (to pair with Luka Dončić) via trade for Austin Reaves on his podcast.
Jackson said he saw Paul’s proposed trade and laughed it off.
“There’s just a lot of podcasts,” Jackson said. “At first, I didn’t think it was real. You have to figure out if it’s real, usually now, and I’m not as versed technology-wise as these people younger than me. I was figuring out if it’s AI, deepfake, all that stuff. That’s all I had, I didn’t really have much of a reaction.”