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.

The Los Angeles Lakers' reported interest in Chicago Bulls center Nikola Vučević and Washington Wizards center Jonas Valančiūnas may be waning, according

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.

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

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

"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."

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.

The Los Angeles Lakers are one of the teams that are expected to be active in the market before the Feb. 9 trade deadline. Several names have already been linked to L.A. in the rumor mill, but it appears that they have now set their sights on one particular player.

A trade buzz involving the Lakers and Pacers star big man Myles Turner is growing again amid the looming NBA trade deadline.

According to NBA insider Marc Stein, the Los Angeles Lakers are not expected to pursue Chicago Bulls All-Star Nikola Vucevic or Toronto Raptors center Jakob Poeltl.

There might be a lot of casual fans surprised to see Barnes held in such high regard, but the 23-year-old standout out of Florida State is having a strong season. He is quietly averaging 20.3 points (PPG), 8.1 rebounds (RPG), and 6.5 assists (APG) per game while hitting 45.9 percent from the field.