With Reeves' key three-pointer, the Lakers narrowly beat the Lone Rangers 107-104 on the road today. After a wave of three consecutive wins, the Lakers' regular season record is currently 16-13, continuing to rank 6th in the West and two wins behind the 4th place Grizzlies in the West. For the Lakers coaching staff, in addition to the steady improvement in ranking, what makes them happier is that Westbrook is gradually integrating into the team's tactical system.
According to statistics, in the 5 minutes of overtime today, the Lakers scored a total of 14 points, of which 12 points were related to Wei Shao: 2 points after receiving a pass from thick eyebrows, two wonderful passes to help Zhan Mei cut down 4 points, the bottom corner faced the defensive three-point force shot, and the last assist teammate Reeves hit a quasi-kill three-pointer. Although from time to time you will still see Wei Shao in the game, but at the critical moment of the game, Wei Shao can transform into the most reliable scoring point in the team, all of which the Lakers management looks at.
I believe that many fans have heard about it, and some sources say that the Lakers recently had an internal discussion about trading Westbrook, during which time some people suggested that Nawei less trade Ben Simmons. I don't know if everyone's initial feelings are the same as NBA reporter Brad Turner, who feels that Westbrook is caught in the trade rumors inexplicably, you know, this offseason, the Lakers have already negotiated with the Kings: Buddy Hield will go to Los Angeles to play. Just when the trading plan landed immediately, due to the sudden influx of Wei Shao into the NBA free trade market, the Lakers hesitated for a while. After consulting James and Thick Brow, the Lakers decided to change the trade target, and Westbrook eventually replaced Hield to join the Lakers.
After spending the efforts of the 92 Tigers and risking the risk of locking up the future operating space, the Lakers managed to get Wei Shao, and as a result, they only cooperated for more than 20 games, and the two sides were ready to break up? Brad Turner said that even if there is a suitable reinforcement candidate in the market, the Lakers will not easily send away Wei Shao, the reason is very simple, this team has just produced a little chemical reaction, and now replacing the third big man candidate is undoubtedly a very stupid decision. Not surprisingly, the Lakers will use Horton Tucker as the main trading body to try to make some fine-tuning of the lineup. Thanks to the Raptors for being perfect! The outline of the exposure tucker trading plan has been determined, and the two forwards may join the Lakers hand in hand.
According to a report by NBA reporter Eric Koreen, the Lakers have been peddling Tucker recently and hope to get a future first-round pick in the deal, because only then will they have the capital to negotiate with the Hawks (Reddish's asking price is a first-round pick). It is understood that tucker has averaged only 11.3 points + 4.5 boards + 2.9 assists per game this season, considering his 21-year age, coupled with a 3-year, $30.78 million quality contract that began to execute, Tucker successfully attracted the attention of 7 NBA teams, and the Raptors are among them. Eric Koreen was told that the Raptors planned to trade Tucker with Chris Boucher + 2 second-round picks, but the Lakers wanted them to replace the second-round pick with a first-round pick, and it didn't matter if the quality was not high or with a little restriction, as long as it was a first-round pick.
With reference to Tucker's trading value, the 3-for-1 offer provided by the Raptors is already full of sincerity, but because the Raptors management is particularly optimistic about the tucker + Barnes team building combination, they finally decided to complete the Lakers and are willing to provide a first-round pick protected by the first 20 picks. In this way, the outline of the Tucker trading plan appears in front of the Lakers, Hawks, and Raptors, and the specific chips of the three-way transaction are that the Lakers provide Tucker + basic salary contract players, get Reddish + Boucher, the Raptors get Tucker, and the Hawks get protected first-round signing + base salary contract players.
Although some of the details of the transaction still need to be discussed, and according to the relevant regulations, the transaction plan can only be officially landed after the middle of January next year, but it has to be admitted that if the two fronts of Boucher and Redish can join hand in hand, the probability of the Lakers returning to the championship ranks will be greatly increased. And it's worth noting that Reddish expressed the idea of playing for the Lakers long before he entered the NBA draft. In addition, Boucher is in a contract year and he needs more playing time to prove himself, but Nas does not intend to reuse Boucher this season, which will also speed up Boucher's departure. Thank you for reading and paying attention, welcome to leave a message to discuss.