Rushing to the doctor? Russell Rivers went to the Clippers, George teamed up with James Mei, and the American media broke the Lakers' 5-for-2 trade plan

There is no 24th in the rivers and lakes

2024-05-18 23:19Posted in Henan Sports Creators

Preface

Although the playoffs are still in full swing, many fans have begun to look forward to the offseason in advance because the traffic teams in the league are basically all out. For example, the Los Angeles Lakers, although they were eliminated by the Nuggets in the first round, they are still the focus of the NBA. Although the core of the Lakers is very old, it is obvious that the team still wants to challenge for the championship, so after being eliminated, they quickly cut head coach Ham and tried to start reinforcements from the coaching staff.

Now the Lakers have head coach candidates in mind, such as Green assistant coach Cassel, Pelicans assistant coach Borrego, and Redick, who has never coached in a professional league before, and Timberwolves assistant coach Norrie and Nuggets assistant coach Adelman will also get an interview with the Lakers soon. The above 5 people are basically the potential next home of the Lakers' head coach in the new season, but it is not ruled out that others will be selected later, after all, being able to coach a team like the Lakers is what many coaches dream of.

Sooner or later, the head coach aspect will be resolved for the Lakers, but no one can say for sure how it will work, and with more and more teams eliminated, it's time for the Lakers to focus on offseason signings. Since James qualifies as a free agent this year, the Lakers must prove to him with actions that the team's only goal is still to challenge for a championship, and according to various reports in recent days, the Lakers are very eager to select a trade picks before draft night, and use Reaves, Hachimura, Russell and other players plus a number of first-round picks to bring in an All-Star player who is strong enough to help the team.

After learning that the Lakers intend to form a Big Three lineup, news and rumors from all sides directly dominate various forums and social media, and according to these news, the Lakers are interested in many stars, such as Trae Young and Murray of the Hawks, Mitchell of the Cavaliers, LaVine of the Bulls, etc. Basically, all of them are guards, because the biggest shortcoming of the Lakers now is the point guard position, and James and Thick Eyebrows need a star guard who can digest the ball to help them share the pressure.

Among these guards, Mitchell and Trae Young are undoubtedly the two highest-level people, especially Mitchell, his performance in this year's playoffs once again proved that he can play a tough game, but unless he personally applies for a trade, otherwise the Lakers will not get him at all, and now Mitchell has no problems with his strength and contract in addition to some injury problems.

As for Trae Young, he belongs to half angel and half demon, if he wants to be in good shape, he is indeed the league's top ball-handling core, but the problem is that due to general physical fitness, Trae Young's offensive ability in the high-end game is far inferior to Mitchell, and the Hawks' asking price for him will not be low, so the possibility of the Lakers choosing him is still relatively small.

However, recently some media broke the news that the Lakers are exploring the possibility of trading with the Clippers, and they want to get the Clippers' second-in-command Paul George. The 33-year-old Paul George played well in the regular season this season, averaging 22.6 points, 5.2 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.5 steals per game while shooting 47.1% from the field and 3.3 three-pointers per game on 41.1% shooting. Paul George, who is very well-balanced on both ends of the floor, is a bit older but still an All-Star caliber player when healthy.

In fact, the relationship between the Lakers and George is not a day or two, as early as 2017, when he wanted to leave the Pacers, he himself hinted more than once that he wanted to return to his hometown to play, so the Lakers were his potential next home at that time. And because George wore the No. 24 jersey before and was still a Kobe fan, Lakers fans were looking forward to George's arrival all day long, but unfortunately it didn't come true in the end. However, after the Thunder was eliminated in the first round in 2018, George was associated with the Lakers again, but he finally chose to renew his contract with the Thunder.

The most important thing is that George not only "played" the Lakers and fans one after another, but also was invited by Leonard to join the Los Angeles Clippers, the Lakers' city rival, in 2019, which directly made the Clippers and the Lakers form an opposition again, and in the 2019-2020 season, everyone has been discussing who is the real favorite of the two teams, and later facts have proved that the Lakers are the final winners, on the other hand, George is unwilling to come to the Lakers and chooses to go to the Clippers, and the final result is that he was overturned in the second round with a 3-1 lead.

It can be seen from the past history that the Lakers and George have not dealt well with each other over the years, so when fans saw that the Lakers were interested in George, they also set off a heated discussion. According to media reports, the Lakers could package Reaves, Russell, Hachimura, Vanderbilt, plus a first-round pick for George and Tucker. After seeing the details of the potential trade, the fans completely quit and scolded the Lakers management for whether it was crazy, and some fans ridiculed that the media that broke the news must be Clippers fans.

Let's look at the Lakers' chips first, Russell won't talk about it, considering his playoff performance in the past two years, he will most likely leave next season. Hachimura and Vanderbilt, both of whom are players with distinct characteristics, one is good at offense and the other is good at defense, and the contracts of the two are not too big.

Finally, Reaves, as the most trusted third person in the Lakers playoffs, his current trade value is at its peak, and the Lakers are basically willing to send him away only if they trade a star of Mitchell's level, obviously the current George is too far behind Mitchell, so it is impossible for the Lakers to send him to the Clippers, let alone the first round, just looking at the player Lakers has already lost money.

To know whether George is in peak condition now, just look at his health state to know that he is not worth these chips, since he joined the Clippers, only the 2020-2021 season and this season are relatively healthy, and the rest of the seasons are either a lot of regular season rotation or playoffs can't play. You must know that the third big man traded by the Lakers is to decompress James and thick eyebrows, if it is George, with his attendance, it is impossible to say who will decompress whom.

And in this deal, the Clippers can also piggyback on Tucker, who has completely turned into a garbage contract, to send away, so if this really happens, the Lakers are simply living bodhisattvas. Not only that, James + thick eyebrows + George, and then add a group of role players, this lineup wants to win the championship at all. George can't make up for the worst shortcomings of the Lakers today, and for him, the Lakers have sent away all the players who can play, so that the strength of the Lakers in the new season is likely to fall instead of rising.

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