With the trade deadline looming, the Lakers have been linked to De’Aaron Fox, but a deal seems unlikely—especially with Austin Reaves off-limits.

De'Aaron Fox could get traded before the NBA's Feb. 6 trade deadline, but the Lakers aren't willing to do one thing in order to land him.

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The Los Angeles Lakers would have "zero intention" of trading Austin Reaves to the Sacramento Kings in a deal for De'Aaron Fox. NBA insider Jake

The Los Angeles Lakers are reportedly not willing to part with Austin Reaves in a potential trade for Sacramento Kings star De'Aaron Fox.

For most people, it only makes sense that De’Aaron Fox would want to go to the Los Angeles Lakers should he get traded out of the Sacramento Kings. However, reports have indicated that the Kings’ point guard has no interest in going to LA,

It was reported earlier this week that the Los Angeles Lakers are not the destination of choice for De'Aaron Fox. And according to Jake Fischer of the Stein Line, the reason is about as obvious as fans expected.

Bleacher Report and ESPN proposed a Lakers trade pitch that would send De'Aaron Fox to Los Angeles in exchange for a large haul.

De'Aaron Fox is a better basketball player than Austin Reaves. We can get that part out of the way from the start. There is no real statistical argument otherwise. Even the most optimistic projections of Reaves' increasingly bright future have to acknowledge that Fox has physical gifts that he simply does not.

With the trade deadline approaching, the Lakers have been linked to De’Aaron Fox, but the reality is far more complicated.

On Tuesday, news broke that the Sacramento Kings are open to moving Fox before the NBA trade deadline and that he welcomes a potential change of scenery. Given that Fox's agent is Rich Paul, who has deep ties to the Lakers and represents LeBron James and Anthony Davis, L.A. was immediately suggested as a destination.

The Sacramento Kings are reportedly open for business and will explore re-routing franchise point guard De'Aaron Fox before the Feb. 6 trade deadline. If the te