American News: Holiday is a potential recruiter for the Lakers. His age and health are a problem.

According to Grant Afseth, several sources revealed to FastbreakJournal that Zhu Holiday is a trading target worthy of attention and may especially become a potential recruitment target for the Los Angeles Lakers. This does not mean that the two sides are in substantial negotiations, but when the Lakers evaluate the plan to add strong aid around LeBron James and Luca Doncic, his name continues to circulate within the league because Marcus Smart was signed to strengthen the outside defense, but the Lakers still need more firepower.

Although many teams are paying close attention to him, if the Blazers explore his trading market, the Lakers will be widely regarded as one of the most suitable next players.

Holiday is seen as a high-level defensive player and organizational core, but his deal value is difficult to determine due to his age and long-term contracts. Apart from that, another factor is his health (knee).

It is reported that Holiday's transaction with the Trail Blazers was postponed due to poor physical examination results and ultimately failed to take effect. The initial deal reportedly included giving two second-round picks to the Boston Celtics, but the Celtics ended up not getting any draft picks.

35-year-old Holiday played 62 games last season, averaging 11.1 points, 4.3 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game. His contract amount for the 2025-26 season is $32.4 million, and the contract will last until the 2027-28 season, with a $37.2 million player option in the final year.