In an NBA regular season game yesterday, the Los Angeles Lakers won 116-95 against the Thunder. As a result, their record reached 14 wins and 13 losses, ranking 6th in the West.
In this year's offseason, the Lakers will do whatever it takes to break up the team's lineup and build a new team around James and Davis; under the leadership of general manager Pelinka, they sent Pop, Kuzma, and Harrell from the Washington Wizards to Westbrook. And after the formation of the big three is completed, Anthony, Howard, Rondo, Jordan Jr., Nunn and Munch and other tough players have also come to the team.
In terms of paper strength, the strength of the Purple and Gold Legion is very strong, even unbeatable; but it is not the same thing when fighting, and when it comes to the strong team, it is basically bloody; when it meets the playoff team, basically; when it encounters the weak team, the Purple and Gold Army is all kinds of five or five. In fact, such a performance is completely understandable, according to statistics, in the previous 22 games, the Lakers' offensive efficiency and net efficiency ranked 6th in the league, and their defensive efficiency ranked 19th in the league.
According to NBA reporter Dave McMenamin, sources revealed that the Los Angeles Lakers have had conversations with the Indiana Pacers about Turner's deal, and they are in deep discussions about how to facilitate the completion of the deal.
The biggest problem with the Los Angeles Lakers is that Davis now has no feel and the defense has deteriorated seriously, resulting in no barriers in the Lakers' interior line. If the thick-browed brother can return to the previous defensive level, even if the offense pulls the crotch, the Lakers are still very strong; because of this, Pelinka will want to get a big man with good athleticism from the trading market.
From the technical characteristics, Turner is good at mid-range shooting on the offensive end, and the feel is soft. On the defensive end, Turner is an excellent basket keeper, with outstanding blocking ability, and will be a good helper for Davis. However, at present, the Lakers have nothing in their pockets, but they want everything, but except for the Big Three and Nunn and Horton Tucker, the other role players are all basic salaries and their abilities are very limited, so they can't be replaced by any high-value players. To make a deal, it will also test Pelinka's wisdom.