first game in the preseason, after a failed last season, the Los Angeles Lakers seem to have not yet woken up. The star of the club LeBron James made 0 of 7 shots in the game, scoring 4 points with just free throws; " Davis Ge " Anthony Davis seems to be in good shape, but the new season's Lakers is still in a low level inside line, and Davis is likely to need to be at the fifth position. Now the injury-ridden " Davis " has the chance to return to the throne of the league's No. 1 power forward?
In contrast, the Westbrook , which was criticized last season, performed well in this game, and scored 5 points with 2 of 3 shots inside and outside. However, this former league superstar has been publicly sold by the Lakers. Is Westbrook's future still in Los Angeles? The answer is no. In the offseason, the Lakers' main job is that in addition to signing some "scrapies" of combat power, how to deal with Westbrook's contract is Roberto Pelinka's top priority.
Previously, the Salt Lake City Jazz seemed willing to add Bogdanovic to the trade, but requesting the first round plan eventually made the Lakers give up introducing the shooter who averaged 18 points per game; it was reported that Pacers hoped to package center Turner and scorer Hilde for Westbrook, but the Lakers need to pay 27 and 29 years of first-round picks; in the past, in order to get Anthony Davis, the Lakers have overdrawn their first-round picks for many years. If this stud fails, the Purple and Gold Army may become the former 76ers and Hornets, and are trapped in rebuilding the black hole for many years and cannot restore the glory of the giants.
In this regard, the authoritative media NBA analysis official website reporter Pierce believes that if the Lakers choose to package 27-year and 29-year draft picks, in addition to giving Westbrook free up salary space, it is very important to seize James and Davis in the final peak period to strive for the championship, and introducing the third superstar in his year of playing is the top priority; Turner, Hilder and others are good role players from level to countdown, but it is quite difficult to upgrade the Lakers from the countdown to the championship last season.
instead of completing this little improvement with the Pacers, it is better to package two first round picks and Westbrook and discuss the transaction of Bulls with DeRozan . The specific trading plan is as follows: Chicago Bulls give out: DeRozan, Caruso and Derek Jones Jr.; and the Los Angeles Lakers give out: Westbrook, 2027 first round pick, 2029 first round pick. In fact, this is a win-win deal for both parties.
With Lonzo Ball's high probability of being reimbursed for the season, the Bulls who lack the main point guard want to go further are almost talented talks. Even if they have two LaVian and DeRozan , Chicago lack of real superstars. They face the Bucks led by Antetokounmpo, Embiid and Harden led by Philadelphia 76ers , and even the Celtics led by Duo Tanhua are not very likely to win.
is worse than to rebuild completely, with the young LaVine as the core, waiting for young people such as Patrick Williams to grow up, and the draft is waiting for superstar embryos like Victor Vinbanyama and Scott Henderson, so the Bulls have a better chance to win the championship. With James and the current Lakers, who are determined to be the current one, got DeRozan, who averaged 28 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists per game last season after sending Westbrook. The reorganized trio is very competitive even in the Western Conference.
For the Lakers, paying two DeRozan, who is still at the peak in the first round, is not a loss-making deal. What's more, the Bulls superstar is very interested in joining his hometown team. DeRozan has expressed his desire to live with James more than once. In addition, he can exchange for immediate combat power such as Caruso and Derek Jones Jr., the lineup depth and starting strength will increase significantly!
