Earlier in January, rumors swirled that the Kings engaged the Lakers in trade talks for young wing Kyle Kuzma. The name that had been floated out going from the Kings to the Lakers in any potential deal was guard Bogdan Bogdanovic. The Kings offered big man Nemanja Bjelica and an unspecified draft pick to the Lakers for Kuzma, The Ringer's Kevin O'Conner reported, citing multiple league sources.