Would LA be contenders if this hypothetical trade went through? (DeRozan + Vucevic)

[Im Still Ballin]

DeRozan and Vucevic for Westbrook and 2 FRPs. The salaries match up perfectly. This trade is highly unlikely, but let's assume Chicago continues to lose and they make this move. Does LA become good enough to compete with the best?

Schroder // Beverley
DeRozan // Reaves
LeBron // Lonnie Walker // Troy Brown Jr
Davis // JTA // Wenyen
Vucevic // Bryant // Jones

Does that team have enough sauce to hang? Or are they still lacking?

[Xiao Yao You]

lottery

[bladefd]

If Davis is healthy then probably finals run.

[imdaman99]

They get better if you replace Westbrook with a random guy on ish.

[ImKobe]

They could be if AD was somehow healthy for the rest of the season. DeRozan would sure improve Lakers' chances in crunch time and he could play the WB role with the 2nd unit as the playmaker.

[Axe]

How old are they?

[Chick Stern]

How old are they?

Old

Better to deal with the Western Brick, and then have gobs of cap space and two picks in the off season