Uncover the trade proposal that could make the Los Angeles Lakers instant contenders by flipping Austin Reaves.

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.

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.

The Lakers aren’t one of De’Aaron Fox’s target destinations, and that may come down to how much the team values Austin Reaves.