The Los Angeles Lakers are open to trading their first-round picks in the right deal, general manager Rob Pelinka said on Wednesday at a press conference alongside head coach JJ Redick.
Pelinka, however, said the team will only do a deal if it can help secure “sustained Lakers excellence.”
“We would do a trade with both picks if that leads to sustainable Lakers excellence,” Pelinka said. “We would also use one pick to make a marginal upgrade if we felt that was the right thing to do.”…