Kyrie Irving confirmed to stay at the Nets. After the trade came, the Lakers sent off Russell Westbrook's prospect.
NBA reporter Eric Pincus reported that according to a senior NBA management staffer, the Lakers should seek to reach deals with the remaining three "obvious" partners, namely the Spurs or the Jazz.
The Lakers were eager to get Myles Turner from the roaming team to add more defense switching capabilities to the frontcourt players. Last summer, they were close to trade and got Buddy Hield. According to several external sources, Liuma is not in a hurry to give up the two veterans without receiving considerable compensation. The Lakers may be willing to add 1 first-round pick, but adding two may be too much for the deal.
According to the report of famous reporter Sam Amico, many sources within the league pointed out that the Lakers will still complete the transaction with Liuma in the end. Just imagine, the Lakers are playing Beverly + Hilder + James (LeBron James) + Anthony Davis + Turner's starting lineup, and they look quite strong.
The Lakers sent Westbrook + 2 first-round picks, and got Doug McDermott, Jakob Poeltl and Josh Richardson from the Spurs. The deal was pretty good.
The targets of the Jazz trade with Bojan Bogdanovic and former All-Star defender Mike Conley. The former can improve the Lakers' wing strength, while Conley is the pick-and-roll ball holder that the Lakers have always been looking forward to. Although he is older, Conley still has good dual-power guard attributes.
Price and return will determine the possibility that the Lakers will send Westbrook away in the trade.
