The Lakers officially completed the Rondo deal, firing the first shot in the 2022 trading market, and sending Rondo did not give the Lakers a new signing who could help the team, and the management will cut Valentin sent by the Cavaliers, clear out a quota, and save 7 million luxury taxes. If you want to change the team's current predicament through the introduction of reinforcements from the trading market, the Lakers may also need to make some big moves to make a substantial change in the team.
And the US media "Fadeaway World" just listed a 4-party big deal plan in a recent report, the Lakers by sending away Wei Shao Tucker and others, as well as upside down 2 first rounds, the introduction of two Eastern Star players to assist James, from the current 3 giants lineup, to 4 giants.
The deal involves four teams, the Lakers, Philadelphia, Pacers and Pistons, and the detailed plan is as follows:
Pistons sent: Grant, got: Horton Tucker + Munch + 2024 first round (from Philadelphia) + 2028 first round (from the Lakers);
Pacers send out: Le Vere + TJ Warren + Lamb, get: Westbrook + Sable + 2022 first round (from Philadelphia) + 2026 first round (from the Lakers);
Philadelphia sends: Ben Simmons + Sable + 2022 first round + 2024 first round, get: Le Vere + TJ Warren + Lamb;
The Lakers sent: Westbrook + Horton Tucker + Munch + 2026 first round + 2028 first round, get: Grant + Ben Simmons.
"FW" reporter Lee Tran said in the article that the deal will benefit all 4 teams, the Pistons are rebuilding teams, they sent Grant in exchange for 2 first rounds, and Horton Tucker and Munch, two young players, are already the chips they can get on Grant for the reconstruction.
On the Pacers' side, the team is currently in a very awkward situation, with several players of good strength, but hovering on the verge of rebuilding, and by exchanging two people, Westbrook and Sable, the team is expected to return to the level of playoff competition after this adjustment, although Westbrook has been much complained about in the Lakers this season, but to the Pacers, he will be the absolute ball-holding core of the team, and is expected to replicate last season's performance in the Wizards, leading the team to achieve a counterattack in the remaining games.
And getting 2 first rounds also allows the Pacers to rebuild later, with better chips, although the contract to take over Wei Shao has a certain risk, but at least Wei Shao can bring box office protection to this small ball city team that has always wanted to lie flat.
The Lakers may be the biggest winner of this deal, the current prospects of the Zhan Meiwei 3 giants are bleak, and the run-in problem between Wei Shao and James has become the biggest obstacle for the Lakers to get back on track, so trading Wei Shao may be the fastest way for the Lakers to solve the problem.
And if Grant and Ben Simmons can join as desired, James's pressure will be much less, although Ben Simmons's shooting is not good, but his defense is more than one notch higher than Westbrook, the Lakers' ball rights can return to James alone, Ben Simmons can play forward most of the time, and can also play point guard when James is off the field.
And Grant is the top 3D, and is star-level, he can let the Lakers have another offensive endpoint. After the comeback of the thick eyebrows, the Lakers will have the big four of James, thick eyebrows, Ben Simmons and Grant, and the team's situation will obviously be more worth looking forward to than it is at present.
But for Philadelphia, although sending away Ben Simmons in exchange for other helpers can further improve the strength of the team, but at the same time as sending Bency, it is also necessary to send away Sable, a young rising star, and to send 2 first rounds, and only in exchange for Le Vere and Lamb, and TJ Warren in recuperation, their management, will really be so stupid? Is it just to complete the Lakers?
What do you think of FW's 4-party deal?