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Dan Woike: Scouts debate trade value of Lakers' young players as NBA deadline approaches

LOS ANGELES - LeBron James is the best player in the NBA, a modern marvel of size, speed, strength, athleticism and skill. He transcends sports: He's involved in social causes and he's a media mogul.

He is also a giant disruptor, someone who took the Lakers' rebuild and put it into hyper speed. With a rapid acceleration like that comes making more meaningful decisions earlier than the Lakers' front office might have wanted.

The organization essentially has two options after adding James to their young core. One, the team could try to flip their high-ceiling assets for more

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