In one of the biggest trades in recent NBA seasons, the Houston Rockets finally cut ties with James Harden last month, putting an end to an era in Houston. In this multi-team deal, the Nets received James Harden and the Rockets made out with Caris LeVert, Dante Exum, Rodions Kurucs, three Brooklyn first-round picks (2022, 2024, 2026), one Milwaukee first-round from Cleveland (2022, unprotected), and four Brooklyn first-round pick swaps in 2021, 2023, 2025 and 2027. Then, the Cavaliers received both Jarrett Allen and Taurean Prince in the deal.

Shortly after the news broke that Harden was going to Brooklyn, it was then reported that Victor Oladipo was being sent to the Houston Rockets in exchange for Caris LeVert and a future second-round pick. So when all was said and done, the Rockets ended up with all the picks outlined above, Victor Oladipo, Dante Exum and Rodions Kurucs.

Victor Oladipo has missed a lot of games over the last two seasons due to a ruptured quadriceps tendon, but this season, he looks fully healthy out there on the court and looks like the All-Star he once was not too long ago. While Houston has been successful in the limited time he has been there, they could ultimately look to trade him again while his value is high and since he is in the final year of his contract.

It is a long-shot to think about, but the Los Angeles Lakers could potentially add Oladipo to pair him with LeBron James and Anthony Davis in purple and gold. They would have to give up a fair amount of their role players to do so, but hypothetically, the Lakers could pull off this kind of trade with Houston. 

Could the Los Angeles Lakers shock the NBA world again and acquire Victor Oladipo before the NBA trade deadline? Let’s take a look at what this trade could potentially look like for Los Angeles and Houston.