It is getting closer and closer to the opening of the new season's trading market. After completing the draft, each team has set its sights on the upcoming trading market, hoping to strengthen the weak points this summer to complete the team next season. Target. For the Lakers management, the team has a heavy task during the offseason. Compared with other teams, they have more areas to strengthen.
Last season, the Lakers sent Kuzma , Hart and other players in exchange for Westbrook, and relied on James 's "Brother Basketball" to recruit Anthony , Howard , Ariza , Bu A group of experienced veterans such as Radley are trying to get them to fight for the championship again with James and thick eyebrows . However, the ideal is full and the reality is very skinny. At the end of the season, the Lakers only achieved a record of 33 wins and 49 losses, ranking 11th in the Western Conference and missing the playoffs.
Looking back at the new players who joined the team at the beginning of the season, except for Anthony who can make some contributions, the other players failed to meet expectations. Ariza and Howard are gradually marginalized. After the end of the season, the Lakers management immediately made adjustments. Vogel was fired by the management and became the scapegoat for the team's poor record. However, fans who are familiar with the Lakers know that the team's problem is not only the head coach, but also the age structure of the players and the inability of the core players to produce the chemical reactions they should have. These are the reasons for the team's poor record. How to strengthen them in the offseason? It has become the top priority for management in the summer.
For the Lakers management, when the team has no draft picks and limited salary space, the most ideal operation is to send away the high-paid Westbrook and lay off Ellington, , Bradley, etc. Veterans with declining abilities replace mediocre Mesozoic players such as Johnson and Nunn. The Lakers really want to send Westbrook away and sell him around the league, but the effect is not ideal. After Westbrook decides to exercise the player option for next season, there is a high probability that he will return to the team in the new season. As for players such as Ellington, Johnson and Nunn, the Lakers currently do not have good replacement candidates, and replacement is not simple.
Since it cannot be overhauled, the Lakers can only focus on free agents with low price and high cost performance. According to Sean Deveney, a reporter from American media Heavy, Blake Griffin, an inside player who played for the Nets last season, has recently attracted the attention of many teams. According to an executive of the league, the Bulls, Heat, Lakers, and Celtics are currently paying attention to the former All-Star player.
The executive said: "Obviously, he can't be the same as he was in Pistons . But the way he played in the Celtics series left a deep impression on the league, even though it was only a few games. Game. He's flying around, throwing his body around, hitting the floor, fighting for every ball. He's an All-Star, a former MVP candidate, and he's sacrificing himself as the No. 10 on your roster. A player with a basic salary, you will like him. "
Last season, Griffin played 56 games for the Nets, averaging 6.4 points and 4.1 points in 17.1 minutes per game. Rebounds, 1.9 assists. Although compared to his peak performance, Griffin's current physical and technical abilities have declined seriously, but he can still perform well in the limited playing time, and he is only 32 years old this year. , for teams that want to strengthen the inside, getting the basic salary is a good choice.
Blake Griffin was known for his ability to fly and dunk when he entered the league, and was called "WhiteWarcraft" by fans. After his physical function declined, Griffin gradually developed into a space-based inside line and developed a good three-point shooting ability. If Griffin joins in the new season, then the "Black World of Warcraft" and "White Warcraft" will join forces to give the thick eyebrows more rest time. After all, the Lakers are on the way to the playoffs and even the championship. Healthy thick eyebrows are important for the Lakers. Very important for the Lakers.
