The deal deadline for the season is over, and the Lakers haven't completed any trades.
According to The Athletic Lakers reporter Bill Oram, sources revealed that despite facing pressure from some members of the team's coaching staff, the Lakers have never made progress in negotiations on a russell-Westbrook deal.
Sources revealed that the Lakers have a number of potential trades that have been aborted, involving raptors Ken Birch, Chris Boucher and Knicks player Cam Redish. The lakers' tripartite deal with the Raptors and Knicks was aborted because the other two teams involved in the discussion could not agree on draft pick compensation.