Los Angeles Lakers Trade for Detroit Pistons' Derrick Rose "More Likely" Now

With the 2019-20 season over and the offseason starting to heat up, it is rumored that Detroit and Los Angeles could be trying to strike up a new deal that would send the former MVP to LA. According to Sean Deveney of Heavy, both teams were reluctant to make a big move in January and February due to the Lakers’ positioning in the standings, and being that Rose was happy with where he was at. Now that the Lakers are coming off of a championship and Detroit is committed to a full-blown rebuild, now might be the time to make a deal. “I think both sides were reluctant when they went into in January, February,” one general manager told Deveney. “I don’t think the Lakers wanted to make a major move because they thought they could do something on the buyout market. And I don’t think the Pistons wanted to make a major move because Derrick was happy there. You know, the Lakers wanted to be involved in case the Clippers got involved or someone else, the Bucks or the Nuggets, whoever. So there was interest but not too serious. Now, everything has shifted a little. Now, they’re both in a position to where a deal is much more likely now.” Website: PalaceOfPistons.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/PalaceOfPistons Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/palacepistons/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PalaceOfPistonsPodcast/ #DetroitPistons #Pistons #NBA