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The Los Angeles Lakers appear to be interested in trading for Chicago's DeMar DeRozan and Nikola Vucevic.

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The Los Angeles Lakers have had internal discussions about trading for Chicago Bulls veterans DeMar DeRozan and Nikola Vucevic, according to ESPN’s Zach Lowe.

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The potential trade package for DeRozan and Vucevic would include guard Russell Westbrook and the Lakers' first-round picks in the 2027 and 2029 NBA drafts.

"The trade I saw on Twitter was Russ and both picks, one with light protections I think for DeRozan and Vucevic," Lowe said on his podcast.

"I can tell you 100% for sure that the Lakers have had internal discussions about that very possibility, if it would ever come up. Not that they would do that. Let me be clear."

The Bulls, who are just 9-12 so far this season, could be willing to move off of Vucevic or DeRozan if they decide that this team won't be successful going forward.

Vucevic may be the more likely trade candidate of the two players, as he's set to become a free agent at the end of the 2022-23 season.

DeRozan, who was an All-NBA player last season, is averaging 26.3 points, 4.3 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game this season while shooting 52% from the field.

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