The Los Angeles Lakers, who have lost six of their last eight contests, appear in dire need of roster reinforcements.

This front office might be able to find what it needs from a sub-.500 team wedged in the middle of the NBA's Eastern Conference standings.

While it's generally tricky to find obvious sellers in this trade market, the Brooklyn Nets appear on the verge of a top-to-bottom liquidation. And, no, their friskier-than-expected play to this point—10-13 start, eighth in the East—hasn't changed that.

In fact, if their early season performance has altered their approach at all, it has likely increased the front office's urgency to make significant subtractions. When they turned Mikal Bridges into a bushel of draft picks this offseason, they made their rebuilding intentions transparent. When they subsequently regained control of their next two first-round picks, it was clear they intended to bottom out immediately.

Credit first-year coach Jordi Fernández for keeping everyone connected under these potentially chaotic conditions, but this is not how the organization intended this campaign to play out. Not when each victory potentially pulls the Nets farther away from the blue-chip prospects populating the top of the well-regarded 2025 draft class.

That's why Brooklyn has, as HoopsHype's Michael Scotto put it, "the most trade candidates of any team." Most present contributors to this club are only so valuable as the "future draft pick compensation" the Nets are hoping they'll fetch on the open market.

Their roster is competitive for a reason, though. They may not have a clear-cut centerpiece, but they have a bunch of average-and-above players capable of filling helpful, conducive-to-winning roles. The Lakers, meanwhile, just happen to need help with almost all of the same roles.

L.A. doesn't have nearly enough two-way players on the perimeter. Brooklyn has a pair of three-and-D wings who would be hand-in-glove fits alongside LeBron James and Anthony Davis—and it doesn't sound like either one would require breaking open the piggy bank.

Cam Johnson, who's turning his age-28 season into a full-fledged breakout, "may be able to fetch a future first-round pick," executives told Scotto. Dorian Finney-Smith, who's shooting a career-high 42.2 percent from distance, has been valued by some win-now shoppers at "multiple second-round picks."

There's a universe in which the Lakers could afford both. Yes, that would deplete most of their asset collection, but it would also transform their wing rotation and make it much more ready for the playoffs. This would torpedo their chances of finding a third star, but they might get more mileage out of role players who could help prop up the stars they already have.

And those are far from the only two Brooklyn could provide.

The Lakers are clearly on the hunt for depth at center, and they're reportedly among the teams monitoring backup big man Day'Ron Sharpe, per Scotto. If L.A. wanted to drastically improve its defense at the 5 spot, it could even pursue a (probably costly) move for Nic Claxton.

If L.A. instead sought out scoring help, Brooklyn could scratch that itch any number of ways.

Former Laker Dennis Schröder is off to a brilliant start this season, showing everything from quick-strike scoring and sound decision-making to efficient shooting and invaluable leadership. It isn't hard to imagine him hitting the ground running back in Hollywood as a tertiary shot-creator.

If L.A. wanted even more buckets, it might not find a more fiery scorer on the market than Cam Thomas. It's tricky to tell how available he is—Scotto noted that Nets governor Joe Tsai "is a fan of Thomas"—but then again, none of the Nets really feel off limits. Before being sidelined by a hamstring strain, Thomas was averaging a career-high 24.7 points on 46.1/38.9/86.6 shooting.

The list of potential trade targets for the Lakers runs even longer—scoring swingman Bojan Bogdanović could be a name to watch once he gets healthy—and that's why Brooklyn should have L.A.'s full attention between now and the deadline. The quantity of what the Nets have to offer is unrivaled in this market, and the quality is good enough to potentially transform a Lakers team that appears in need of a transformation.