Lakers rejected Isaiah Thomas trade from Suns
It’s no secret the Los Angeles Lakers want to trade for Phoenix Suns point guard Goran Dragic. It’s also no secret Dragic wants to play for the Lakers among other NBA teams.
But last week, it was Isaiah Thomas who was on the trade block apparently as the Suns attempted to trade the pint-sized point guard to Los Angeles. Mitch Kupcheck and company weren’t having any of that though as the Lakers rejected an Isaiah Thomas trade from the Phoenix Suns.
But sources told ESPN.com’s Ramona Shelburne that the Suns, after fielding the Lakers’ pitch for Dragic late last week, countered by offering Thomas to L.A. ESPN.com reported over the weekend that the Suns were trying to deal Thomas in hopes of reducing their backcourt logjam and appeasing Dragic, but sources say the Lakers quickly rebuffed the Thomas proposal, determined to maintain as much salary-cap flexibility as possible to chase the likes of Dragic, Marc Gasol and Rajon Rondo in free agency this summer.
The Lakers did show offseason interest in Isaiah Thomas before he signed with the Suns, though understandably don’t want to add his contract considering most believe the former Washington Huskies product to be a sixth man in the NBA.
