Stephen A. Smith proposes Suns trade Devin Booker to Lakers. That’s the joke

Networks don’t want to give streakers during football games the gratification of appearing on live television.

In internet word spaces like these, we likewise don’t want to give hot-take sports talking heads attention all the time.

But sometimes we have to because it makes us laugh.

Here was Stephen A. Smith during ESPN’s “First Take” on Tuesday telling co-arguing sports man Max Kellerman how the Los Angeles Lakers should improve by trading reserve forward Kyle Kuzma.

“I think they need a marksman,” Stephen A. Smith said. “If I could package Kuzma with a multitude of players and even a pick and I can get myself Devin Booker to join Anthony Davis and LeBron James, would I do that? Hell yes.”

Let us pull ourselves off the floor and take a few deep breathes after laughing so much to explain why trading the face of the franchise to make the division rival unbeatable for the foreseeable future in exchange for a late first-round pick and a scorer averaging the same 13.2 points as the team’s current non-scoring point guard Ricky Rubio is not a good plan.

Also, it doesn’t work salary-wise!

“You know you can’t get Devin Booker from what the Lakers have,” said Kellerman, who is somehow the voice of reason here.

Stephen A.’s proposition, as you can imagine, went over well on Twitter.

Maybe he meant this Devin Booker pic.twitter.com/WPO5bPmbb9

— Robert (@JRAMNOTTHAGOAT) January 14, 2020

Why not just trade Caruso for Damien Lillard while they’re at it

— Matt 🇺🇸☘️ (@ShowtimeNKeal) January 14, 2020

Lakers: Hey we’re interested in Devin Booker..how’d you feel about a package of Ky..

Suns: pic.twitter.com/m18wiKffXc

— Snax Biggabelli (@defgodotb) January 14, 2020

Hey Stephen A come visit me next time you’re in LA – need to teach you how NBA trades work. 😂 pic.twitter.com/EhucG8Xg9A

— Bill Simmons (@BillSimmons) January 14, 2020

Stephen A Smith just said the lakers can get Devin Booker out of kuzma pic.twitter.com/PZr0LJFutc

— AD SZN 🔥 (@bbsosa_) January 14, 2020

Did Stephen A Smith just advocate a Kyle Kuzma for Devin Booker deal? pic.twitter.com/P66WLwg8C0

— new year, same Ja’Marr Chase Fan Account (@JDub9911) January 14, 2020

I think the Bucks should trade Ersan Ilyasova for Jayson Tatum

— 𝕯𝖔𝖓𝖙𝖊°🌎☄️💕 (@threevincenzo) January 14, 2020

Stephen A. Smith said the Lakers should trade Kyle Kuzma and a 1st round pick for Devin Booker pic.twitter.com/pikhlyJSi8

— Andrew (@AndrewLeezus) January 14, 2020

In Stephen A's defense, I too would trade Kuzma for Devin Booker https://t.co/I2i83NGUH2

— Ben Stein (@thereelBStein) January 14, 2020

As a Lakers fan: pic.twitter.com/veCQvIZbpX

— 💜 Purp N Gold SZN 💛 (@IAlakeshow2324) January 14, 2020

For devin booker ? https://t.co/1MGF9JTFFo pic.twitter.com/BY2FAkZW0X

— Young OG (@13lackJesus_) January 14, 2020

@stephenasmith said Kuzma package to get Devin Booker pic.twitter.com/oBASjv6rO9

— Klutch Karter 🏁🏁💙 (@4eva_Hussle) January 14, 2020

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