On December 19, Beijing time, the Lakers officially updated the player's injury report, and the thick eyebrows that had previously retired due to injury in the game were currently diagnosed with a strained medial collateral ligament in the left knee and would be absent for at least a month. For the Lakers, the last thing they want to see is still happening, the body of the thick eyebrow after completing the weight gain, there is no way to let him play the five small lineup for a long time, the Lakers' top priority is to help the thick eyebrow find a suitable internal partner, some people may ask, Howard and Little Jordan can not?
In fact, Howard is fine, at least has a certain ability to protect the frame, but if you have watched the Lakers this season, it is not difficult to find that Jordan Jr. is no longer the super center who has been selected for the best defensive team for 2 consecutive years, and the slow lateral speed has led to him often becoming a breakthrough for opponents. Everything makes way for thick eyebrows? The Lakers terminated the Walker deal negotiations and freed up energy to chase the two major interior lines.
The source comes from New York journalist Stefan Bondy, who the Knicks previously discussed with the Lakers about how to trade Walker, and the core framework is that Walker and Tucker swap owners. It is reported that after a game, the Knicks are willing to take the initiative to give in and provide a second round pick on the basis of Walker, but the Lakers are not satisfied with this, hoping that the Knicks can replace the second round with a first round pick. In the face of such a request, the Knicks could not directly agree, and the team management needed to carefully evaluate the cultivation value of Tucker.
When the negotiations between the two sides came to a standstill, the sudden injury of the thick eyebrows changed the situation, the Lakers gave up the idea of forming a Big Four, and they needed to bring in an inside line to get through the difficulties than getting a guard, so earlier today, the Lakers voluntarily terminated the deal negotiations on the deal Walker. From the follow-up report of Los Angeles reporter Farbod Esnaashari, it is understood that after withdrawing from the Walker scramble, the Lakers management has focused all the freed up energy on chasing Turner and Boucher, which in the eyes of many NBA experts are the few high-quality interior players in the free trade market this season.
According to the data, Turner is 2.11 meters tall and weighs 113 kilograms, and has played 30 times for the Pacers this season, averaging 13 points, 7 rebounds and 3 blocks per game, and shooting 36.5% from three-point range. It is understood that because the Pacers have already put Turner on the trading shelf, the Lakers will have to face multiple competitors including the Warriors, Nets, And Hornets. Referring to the current actual situation of the Lakers, in order to match Turner's salary of $17.5 million, in addition to Tucker, the Lakers also need to take Nunn, plus some transactions to add (basic salary contract / second round). All indications are that even so, the Pacers still do not see the Lakers as the first choice for trading, after all, compared with the chips provided by the Warriors and Hornets, Tucker + Nann is obviously less competitive, but this does not mean that the Lakers do not have any chances.
In the process of selecting the next home, Turner attaches great importance to his position in the team, if the Lakers management can be like the previous recruitment of Drummond, promised Turner a starting position + 30 minutes or so of playing time, then maybe the Lakers can laugh to the end. Let's talk about Boucher, as an NBA losing draft, Boucher seized the opportunity and became a big surprise on the raptors' rebuilding road. Although only 2.06 meters tall, boucher quickly grew into a high-quality blue-collar interior with an excellent defensive sense of smell. So far this season, Boucher has made 26 appearances for the Raptors, averaging 7 points, 4.5 points and 1 block per game. Unlike the fiercely competitive Turner scramble, Boucher's deal negotiations were relatively easy.
You know, before last season's trade deadline, if it were not for the hesitation of Lakers general manager Pelin Kayu, Tucker would have already played for the Raptors, and many people in the league are very clear that the Raptors management's love for this Lakers rookie is not a day or two. In a way, the Lakers now have the initiative to trade Boucher, but it is still that problem, Pelinka has high expectations for Tucker's transaction, if the Lakers can't get a high return in the transaction, then the other party needs to take more chips, which can also be simply understood as the Lakers don't want to suffer a little loss in Tucker's transaction. Everyone thinks boucher and Turner is more suitable for the Lakers, welcome to leave a message below to discuss, thank you for reading and paying attention.