According to the news from NBA reporter Shams, the senior executives of Lakers are seriously considering using Westbrook +27 unprotected first round +29 unprotected first round. From the Pacers trading to Hilder and Turner. Since the Summer League, this trade has been mentioned many times in the Lakers' management. The Lakers have held many meetings for this and even postponed the press conference of the new coach Ham. It can be seen that the Lakers attach great importance to Westbrook's transaction. The current stalemate is that the Lakers think that Hilder and Turner are not worth the two unprotected first rounds. What they are willing to pay is a first round + second round, but the Pacers are very reluctant.
But judging from the current situation, James must play with his children in the future, and he will most likely not stay in the Lakers. The value of the first round picks in 27 and 29 years will become very great. The Lakers need to rely on these lotto draws in the post-James period to find the cornerstone of their future. Now they need to use unprotected first round picks to exchange for Hilder and Turner, which is not particularly excellent in combat power. Obviously, it is very unfavorable in their eyes. They can no longer use the team's future to continue betting on the existing lineup. The cost is too high. Turner and Hilder must not be worth the two future lotto zones. Secondly, from today's preseason, the Lakers need Hilder, and there is no need to add Turner at all.
Although we see that the Lakers' rotation lineup now, except for , the Thick-Brow , the Lakers do not have a space-type inside line, and the rest are defensive centers. Ham also encourages these centers to take action on the outside to increase their offensive threat. Obviously, the effect is not that good. In this case, if you exchange for Turner, Turner is also a player with defense greater than attack. At that time, the Lakers' inside line would be very crowded, and such operations would be a bit more cost-effective. The Lakers' substitute centers are indeed not very good at offense, but they are completely sufficient in defense, so there is no need to spend a first round to trade. After all, Turner will become a complete free agent next year, and such a transaction will no longer be equal.
, and it is indeed necessary for Hilder. In the current rotation lineup, the Lakers lack three-pointers very much. For example, in today's rotation lineup, five people on the field have the offensive ability and are completely deadlocked on the field. So if you really want to trade, there is no need to trade Westbrook. Instead, trading is what the Lakers need to consider now. If they cannot increase their shooting ability before the end of the season, they will fall into a situation where they are shorted on the outside and are defensive in the inside. Such a Lakers won the championship, and may be eliminated in the first round.
In general, in the first preseason game, we saw that the entire team had a good change. Westbrook performed very well. The team's head coach Ham seemed to have found a way for Westbrook to coexist with the team. This is very good. No matter who the transaction is, you need to know that Westbrook is still the Westbrook. The players you can exchange for now will definitely not exceed Westbrook. However, the Lakers' use of Westbrook has had a big problem before. If the Lakers cannot trade for Hilde, you might as well try to continue playing. It is not impossible for the Big Three. They still make people look forward to it. After all, they are all the top 75.
