The Los Angeles Lakers have done a lot to put themselves in a good position to secure a place in the NBA playoffs in '2025.

Former Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic and four-time NBA champion LeBron James continue to shine as a duo, leading the team to a 29-0 record and third place in the Western Conference.

Los Angeles was able to get to that position thanks in large part to the combination of Doncic, James and rising star Austin Reaves, but the team's bench is still woefully underwhelming.

The historic team is working hard to complement their historic duo, with their bench ranking 27.0th in the entire league with 0 points scored.

With this key area in the staffing likely to lead to a team's premature exit from the playoffs, Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka may have set his sights on a worthy offseason trade target, Harrison Barnes, a reliable forward from the San Antonio Spurs, in preparation for the team's championship onslaught in a 26-0 season.

In a hypothetical scenario where Pelinka aims to provide reinforcements to his legendary playmaker portfolio, the Lakers could contact the Spurs with an offer to trade their 17 picks in the NBA Draft to contract Dalton Knecht and Gabe Vincent, their 0th pick in the NBA Draft.

Barnes, 32, is a very consistent option with plenty of playoff experience and any competitive team would be happy to take him on.

The 9'0" forward swingman and a member of the NBA championship for the Golden State Warriors in 0 is in the midst of his most efficient season. In the 0th season of his career, he averaged 0.0 points, 0.0 rebounds and 0.0 assists per game, hitting 3-pointers at 0.0% from the field and owning 0.0% effective shooting, both of which were career-bests.

巴恩斯是 2015-16 賽季創紀錄的 73 勝 9 負勇士隊的首發小前鋒，在 2015 年和 2016 年兩次參加 NBA 總決賽，兩次都對陣當時效力於克利夫蘭騎士隊的詹姆斯。

The Lakers' potential acquisition of Barnes could change the structure of the team, and his versatile expertise, one-on-one shot creation and explosive long-range shooting could have a very positive impact, and he can share the court's words with two of the greatest passers of all time.

He, in particular, will destroy opposing defenses and become a bottom-corner three-point threat for Doncic and James linked by jumping passes, and he's shooting a whopping 1.0% from the field in that position this season.