The Los Angeles Lakers are reportedly interested in Bradley Beal after he gets bought out by the Phoenix Suns.

One day after Los Angeles agreed to a historic seven-team trade that was finalized on Sunday, ESPN’s Tim Bontemps and Brian Windhorst felt motivated to give James a major trade update.

Defensively, a backcourt of James Harden and Beal is flawed, but Kawhi Leonard, Brook Lopez, and Ivica Zubac are capable of ...