Source: Lakers agree to trade for Pistons’ Bullock
The Lakers have agreed in principle to trade guard Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk and a second-round draft pick to the Pistons for guard Reggie Bullock, a source confirmed to The Undefeated’s Marc Spears.
Tuesday’s 42-point loss to the Pacers was the worst defeat in a game LeBron James has played in during his 16-year NBA career.
Lakers management, feeling like they are starting to bid against themselves, insist they’ll add nothing more to an existing offer to the Pelicans for star Anthony Davis, sources told ESPN.
Bullock, 27, is in his fourth season with the Pistons, averaging 12 points per game and shooting 38 percent on 6.6 3-point attempts per game.
According to Second Spectrum, Bullock is shooting 39.8 percent on catch-and-shoot 3-pointers this season. That would rank first among Lakers players with at least 50 catch-and-shoot 3s.
Detroit will create a $2.5 million trade exception with the deal. Bullock is in the final year of his contract, and the Lakers will inherit his Bird Rights this summer.
Mykhailiuk, 21, was drafted by the Lakers with the 47th pick last year and is in year one of a three-year, $4.6 million contract. The Pistons have until July 5 to guarantee his $1.4 million contract for the 2019-20 season.
The former Kansas star is averaging 3 points in 10.7 minutes per game this season.
The Athletic first reported the sides were nearing an agreement on a deal.
Information from ESPN’s Bobby Marks was used in this report.