NBA Trade Rumors: LA Lakers Trading Brandon Ingram For Philadelphia 76ers Nerlens Noel

Every NBA team is busy in upgrading their roster for the upcoming NBA season. The latest NBA trade buzz suggests hat LA Lakers are planning to trade their small forward Brandon Ingram to acquire the power forward and center player of Philadelphia 76ers.

Nerlens Noel is one of the popular names this off-season. Reports have it that several teams are looking forward to adding Noel in their roster. Parent Herald  previously reported that Cleveland Cavaliers is planning to sign Nerlens Noel because LeBron James needs real big men to deliver a back-to-back championship for the Cavs.

Fansided reported that Nerlens Noel is currently on the trade block and would be a great addition to Cleveland Cavaliers. However, acquiring Noel would not be easy because other teams are also interested in signing the NBA player.

Parent Herald reported that Brooklyn Nets also wants Nerlens Noel. The recent NBA trade rumors also suggest that Los Angeles Lakers share the same interest.

Centrio Times reported that LA Lakers is willing to trade to their small forward Brandon Ingram to add Nerlens Noel in their roster. Lakers is planning to put Ingram to the trade block and engaged in a trading talk with the Philadelphia 76ers to exchange Brandon Ingram with the more talented Nerlens Noel.

The Lakers and 76ers trade doesn't mean that Brandon Ingram is not talented but doing so would benefit Lakers more. Per the report, several organizations want to trade for Ingram but Lakers acquired the young forward in this year's draft out of Duke University.

As for the 76ers, president Bryan Colangelo admitted that they have too many big men in the team. Since Philadelphia has no plans on trading Jahlil Okafor, the next move would be trading Nerlens Noel instead. Noel would be a great partner for Timofey Mozgov for the Lakers because he can protect Mozgov in securing rebounds as well as defensively.

Do you agree that the Philadelphia 76ers and LA Lakers should trade? Do you believe that having Nerlens Noel in the Lakers will improve the team's performance in the upcoming NBA season? Share your thoughts in the comment section below.