Turner is a better shot-blocker and 3-point shooter than Bamba, but he makes $18 million this season, and the Pacers will likely demand at least one future unprotected first-round draft pick from L.A. in return.
In addition, Turner will be a free agent this summer, and he may demand a lucrative contract.
Bamba, on the other hand, will make $10.3 million both this season and next, which means it would take fewer assets, at least in theory, for the lakers to obtain him.
He would become a free agent in 2024, the same summer when both Davis and LeBron James could opt out of their current contracts.
Plus, at age 24, Bamba is two years younger than Turner, and thus he could still have a bit of untapped potential.
Trading Pat Beverley would work in terms of matching salaries. Would throwing in a future first-round draft pick with generous protection, or better yet, one or two second-round picks instead, be enough to nab Bamba?
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