The Los Angeles Lakers succeeded in winning the championship under the leadership of LeBron James, but they also faced the problem of personnel turnover during the off-season. Rondo, Pope, Anthony Davis have chosen to jump out of the contract, Bradley may also leave the team, in addition to the inevitably renewal of the eyebrows, the Lakers may enter the free market up to 8 players. After winning the championship, the players' worth has also risen, and it is difficult for Pelinka to keep them close to the base salary. The Lakers management needs to re-match James with role players this offseason. In addition to continuing to look for veterans who are willing to play the remaining heat, trades are inevitable.
However, there are not many players in the Lakers that can be traded. Green's 15 million annual salary is already a premium. His performance in this year's playoffs has also led to no team willing to accept him. The only variable may be Kyle Kuzma, there are still many teams willing to get this 25-year-old forward. Kuzma just finished his third season of his career, but due to the sudden arrival of Anthony Davis, his possession and playing time were severely compressed, averaging 25 minutes and 12.8 points per game, setting a career low.
The Lakers' forward line is strong enough, they will not give Kuzma too many opportunities. After many guards have left the team, the Lakers now need a good guard to fill the gap between Rondo and Bradley. Schroder averaged 18.9 points and 4 assists per game last season, and was able to maintain a 38.5 percent shooting from three points. His breakthrough ability is more threatening than the 35-year-old Rondo. Schroder has grown a lot by playing next to Paul and helped the Thunder reach the playoffs. He played the role of the best sixth man very well, and the overall situation has also improved. Z1z
veteran Rondo completed this task well, but he has implemented the player option to pursue a pension contract. The Lakers will not match Long Dong. What they are doing now is looking for someone to replace Rondo and connect the team when Lao Zhan is off the court. Schroeder can just do some of Rondo's work, and the Thunder have entered the reconstruction, they are willing to let Schroeder to obtain future assets.
The death of the Lakers will deprive Kuzma, but this is the only positive asset in their team that can be exchanged for players, and trading him is inevitable. The Thunder are very willing to accept Kuzma. Although Kuzma performed poorly this season, he averaged 18 points per game in his second season. If given the right to football, Kuzma is no worse than Ingram and Tatum. The Lakers gave Kuzma a win-win deal. Ingram has entered the All-Star, and Kuzma also has the opportunity to prove himself. There is also a small problem with this deal, which is that the Lakers need a third-party team or clearing up the cap space to make it, but this is not difficult for Perika.
