NBA famous reporter Shams reported that Irving and Nets are at a deadlock on contract renewal, and Irving may leave the Nets this offseason. Lakers , Knicks and Clippers are all interested in getting Irving. If the Lakers want to get Irving, they need Irving to exercise next season's player option, and then use Westbrook to match the draft pick.
However, the famous reporter Windhorst revealed that the Nets have no interest in Westbrook. Even if the Lakers are willing to take advantage of the draft pick, the Nets are not willing to trade Irving for Westbrook. Windhorst reported that unless the Lakers are willing to join Davis , the Nets will be willing to talk to the Lakers. But Windhorst was told the Lakers would not include Davis in the deal.
US media reported that the Lakers have other trading plans for Davis. The US media mocktrades reported a 2-for-4 trade plan. The specific content is that the Lakers sent Davis and Horton-Tucker, and received Bill , Hachimura , Gafford and Wizards . Little Vernon.
The Lakers once regarded Davis as not for sale and put him in front of James . But after helping the Lakers win the championship in 2020 and signing a five-year 190 million contract extension, Davis' condition declined a lot and he was frequently injured. When healthy, Davis is one of the top ten stars in the league, but his lifestyle of being addicted to games and neglecting exercise has disappointed the Lakers. After the Lakers season ended, Davis didn't touch the ball for 2 months, but he enjoyed playing games and even joined a game team.
Davis is no longer for sale to the Lakers. By trading with the Wizards, the Lakers will bring James All-Star Beal and two new players with good strength. Bill is the All-Star who is most likely to change teams this offseason. After Westbrook left, the Wizards started high and low this season. At the beginning of the season, they were ranked second in the Eastern Conference, but their results worsened as they played, and finally ranked only third in the Eastern Conference. 12. Missed the play-offs. If Bill wants to win the championship, he must change a team. Bill is a super scorer and is very accurate in three-point shooting, so he is very suitable to play next to James. Gafford is a 2.08-meter inside man who can play both the 4th and 5th positions. Rui Hachimura can play the 3rd and 4th positions. He was originally a star of hope cultivated by the Wizards. He missed the beginning of the season last season due to personal reasons, and then the position was occupied by Kuzma . Little Vernon was the one who made up the numbers in this deal, so it’s okay not to mention it.
Horton-Tucker was once trained by the Lakers, but his poor performance this season shows that it is difficult for Horton-Tucker to play to his strengths around James. Rather than keeping him on the team, it is better to send him out so that Horton-Tucker can develop better. The most regrettable part of this deal for the Lakers is that they have to send away Davis. In the championship season, Davis is already close to the top five in the league. Two years ago, the Lakers would never have traded Davis for Bill. But things are different now. Davis has lost his aggressiveness, and his injury and physical condition are too many uncontrollable factors for a team competing for the championship. For example, in the first round of the 2021 playoffs, the Lakers led the Suns 2-1. The situation was originally good, but Davis was injured in G4 and the Lakers were immediately defeated. In order to better build a championship team, the Lakers can only reluctantly give up.
With Bill on one hand and Irving on the other, the Lakers want both. It won't be too difficult for the Lakers to trade Davis for Beal. But if they want to exchange Westbrook for Irving, they need to be more patient. As time goes by, if the Nets and Irving fail to reach a contract extension agreement, the differences between the two parties will become larger and larger. If the Nets don't want to start the new season in turmoil again, they must solve Irving's problem. When the Lakers use Westbrook and draft picks to bid for Irving, the success rate will be much higher.
The ultimate goal of the Lakers is to form the super Big Three of Irving + Bill + James. Do you think they can succeed?
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