As the new season continues to advance, the league's teams have also suffered a wave of injuries, especially after the outbreak of the new round of the epidemic, a large number of teams are facing the dilemma that many players cannot play.
The alliance and the union also quickly discussed and developed a new signing strategy to deal with this unexpected situation.
Whenever a player is unable to play because of a triggered safety agreement, the team can sign a new player on a 10-day contract, up to a maximum of 3 players, and these players do not occupy the team's salary space.
Thomas Jr. of the Lakers is the best example, and after joining the Lakers, he also quickly played a proud performance.
Although the Lakers, who lacked major generals, eventually lost the game, Thomas Jr.'s performance was remarkable, he handed over a game-high 19 points, plus 2 boards, 1 assist and 1 cap.
It is not difficult to see from the comparison between the attitudes of Thomas Jr. and other players in the Lakers that the Lakers are currently a pool of stagnant water, and there is a great need for newcomers like Thomas Jr. to drive emotions and states.
Coupled with the Lakers exposed the problem of internal and frontal employment, the US media "nbaanalysis" decisively supported the Lakers, can try to complete a 2-for-1 deal with the Nuggets, the Lakers sold the injured soldier Nunn, bet on the Nets forward veteran, the two teams are expected to win.
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The Lakers sent Out Nunn + 2023 second-round picks to get Nets veteran Jeff Green from the Nuggets.
Combined with the situation of the two teams, the deal is expected to achieve a win-win situation.
The first is the Lakers, the team's internal shortcomings are extremely obvious, although the team has Howard, Jordan Jr. and Thick Brow, but all three are unable to cope with the strong interior line for their own reasons.
Taking the recent game against the Timberwolves, the thick eyebrow brother was directly penetrated when he was in the position with Towns, and he himself was not willing to play the No. 5 position, and the Lakers should introduce more players who can share the pressure for them.
Instead of letting James, or even Anthony, top the No. 5 position, James can indeed play that role a lot of the time, but the huge physical drain can cause him to drop significantly on the offensive end.
Anthony's defense has not been online, coupled with the increase in age, his defensive shortcomings are more obvious, and Jordan Jr. and Howard also have foot problems, which are the direct reasons for the Lakers' current nervousness in the No. 4 and No. 5 positions.
Jeff Green's arrival can just fill the shortcomings of the Lakers, and his ability and experience are completely trustworthy.
He joined the Nuggets for 2 years and 9 million in the offseason, and since the beginning of the season, he has played 29 games for the Nuggets, averaging 25.3 minutes per game, and can efficiently deliver 10 points, 3.1 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 0.5 blocks.
At the same time, Jeff Green has a certain outside projection ability, which can solve the space problem of the Lakers to a certain extent, and he is a veteran who has been playing for many years, with a very positive defensive attitude and ability, which is perfectly in line with the current needs of the Lakers.
Especially in the first two seasons of playing for the Rockets and Nets, he played a strange role during the playoffs, once shooting more than 50% of the outside shooting rate, and played a defensive tip, such a veteran is fully worth the Lakers' bet.
For the Nuggets, it is a pity to abandon Jeff Green, but the team also has players such as Jermichael Green, Zick Najib, and even Polpol in the same position.
The Nuggets are well equipped in the No. 4 and No. 5 positions, but in terms of the guard line, the team needs to improve, especially after Murray's injury, the team needs Nunn as a substitute scorer with explosive scoring ability.
Therefore, for both teams, this is a deal based on the real situation of the two teams, and it is entirely possible to achieve a win-win situation.