Beijing time on November 15th, today, NBA reporter Harrison Faigen wrote an article in the media about the trade rumors about Lakers player Danny Green. Harrison Faigen said that based on the recent news that the Lakers are considering trading for DeRozan with Green and Kuzma, it can be seen that the Lakers are open to trading Green. Recently, NBA reporter Ian Begley said on the show that the Knicks and the Lakers have started a conversation about the Danny Green deal, and the Knicks may also become Green's next home.
Ian Begley said on the show that if the Knicks choose not to implement some veteran team options in the team, they will have enough salary space to absorb Danny Green's last year of nearly 15 million US dollars in contract. However, all this does not show how strong the Lakers' determination to trade Danny Green is. Ian Begley revealed on the show that whether the Lakers will trade Green mainly depends on the following two aspects: 1. Who are the players on the free market? , How much it costs to get them, and whether the space made by Green trade can successfully recruit those players; 2, what can the Lakers get from Green’s trade.
In fact, maybe the Lakers can really try to reach a deal around Green and Randall with the Knicks. The general operation is to send Green and some other chips to the Knicks in exchange for Julius Randall. The former Lakers fierce player is not doing well in the Knicks. Last season, Randall averaged 32.5 minutes, 19.5 points, 9.7 rebounds, 3.1 assists, 0.8 steals, and 0.3 blocks per game. Although the numbers look good, his efficiency is not too good, and he did not play the best performance the Knicks expected, which makes Randall's three-year 63 million contract look too big.
Because of this, the Knicks are currently open to trading Randall. Previously, according to ESPN reporter Zach Lowe, only RJ Barrett and Mitchell Robinson were the team’s not-for-sale items. At the same time, in previous internal discussions about trading Paul, one of the Knicks’ bargaining chips was Randall. At the age of 25, it seems difficult for the Knicks to train him as the core of the team, considering that the Knicks intend to pursue For some big-name stars and high-quality insiders, it is basically useless for Randall to stay in the team, but his annual salary of about 20 million will dissuade many teams that are interesting to him. Therefore, Randall at this time is actually somewhat It was in the hands of the Knicks.
So in this situation, the Lakers may have a chance to complete the robbery. Using Green, who has only one year of contract, for Randall who has two years of contract, the Knicks can have a lot of money left. Although the Knicks are very rich, their boss is notoriously stingy. He is definitely willing to save money, and if the Lakers are willing to pick up some young players in the first round, the Knicks may agree to this deal. For the Lakers, if they can welcome Randle back again, he will become an important puzzle for the Lakers to defend their title. The Lakers don't need Randle to become an All-Star, he just needs to be a high-quality blue-collar.
