With the trade deadline approaching, the Lakers have been linked to De’Aaron Fox, but the reality is far more complicated.

The Los Angeles Lakers have been linked to many trade rumors about adding a center. However, a new one may open the door to landing a veteran scorer to boost their backcourt scoring. Heading into their game on Thursday against the Washington Wizards,

Among the reasons why the Lakers are not Fox’s preferred destination: Klutch has direct knowledge of many Lakers dealings thanks to its representation of LeBron James and Anthony Davis.

A new NBA rumor points to a potential blockbuster trade that sends De’Aaron Fox to San Antonio soon, and one Los Angeles Lakers insider believes the team could take advantage of this by landing a future Hall-of-Famer by being a part of a multi-team deal.

Sacramento Kings point guard De'Aaron Fox doesn't appear headed to the Los Angeles Lakers amid ongoing trade rumors and speculation regarding the

Though the Kings star is making his future intentions clear, he's doing so while giving Sacramento a chance to fully evaluate the market.

The Kings are reportedly open to entertaining trade offers for star guard and franchise player De'Aaron Fox ahead of the Feb. 6 trade deadline.

According to NBA insider Shams Charania of ESPN, De’Aaron Fox doesn’t want to play for the Los Angeles Lakers.  The Sacramento Kings are expected to open up talks to potentially trade Fox, who has a target destination in mind.

The San Antonio Spurs checked in with the New Orleans Pelicans regarding forward Brandon Ingram, per Michael Scotto of HoopsHype, before rumors

The Los Angeles Lakers aren’t expected to be in the mix for De’Aaron Fox, but if they’re willing to saddle up and make this offer, the Sacramento Kings will have trouble saying no.

Let's take a look at five potential trade candidates ahead of Thursday's deadline: