On December 31, Beijing time, ESPN famous record Wo Shen reported that the Cavaliers and the Lakers are close to reaching a deal between Lajan-Rondo, and the two sides are expected to reach an agreement on Friday in the United States time, and once Rondo lifts the health and safety agreement, he will join the Cavaliers rotation.
Cavaliers point guard Rubio suffered a major cruciate ligament tear injury is expected to be reimbursed for the season, and another guard Sexton is also reimbursed for the season because of a knee injury, this Cavaliers team is too many players in the frontcourt, there are not enough players in the backcourt, they are the opposite of the Lakers.
Then the Cavaliers reporter reported that the Lakers traded Rondo to save 7 million yuan in luxury and could create a 1.7 million trade exception. Because Rondo is a low-paying player, the Cavaliers can get him without giving any chips, but they need to cut one person because they currently have a 15-man roster.
The Lakers are unlikely to stop after sending away Rajan Rondo, because the Lakers' backcourt is still crowded: Westbrook, Tucker, Munch, Bradley, Reeves, Bazemore, Mason Jones, Gemellio Jones, Collison, Nunn are all guards, and I have already put the 1.98m Stanley Johnson in the third position (he once hit the fourth position with the Lakers), and it can be seen that the Lakers' backcourt is still too many people.
The Lakers' current lineup is still very deformed, forwards: James, Anthony, Ariza, thick eyebrows, centers: Howard, Jordan Jr., Jay Huff, the center position of Jordan Jr. has been abandoned, Davis is still recuperating, even if Ariza's rotation on the ban line is obviously insufficient, the Lakers need to strengthen the fourth position, it is best to play the player who can play the 3-4 position.
The boiling rumors of the previous pass - the Lakers used Nunn, Tucker, and the 2027 first-round pick to replace Pistons forward Jerami Grant, many fans feel that if this transaction can be successful, the Lakers' offensive and defensive strength will be greatly improved, Grant is a player who can play 3-4 positions, and the small lineup can even play five, because he has excellent defensive skills and arm spans, so James does not need to play the fifth position, and the Lakers' forward line at least has enough rotation.
The key is that the Lakers can send away two guards, Vogel and Fitzdale are also clearer in arranging the backcourt rotation, Tucker is really not suitable for the Lakers' system, he is a big core play with the ball, in the shadow of James and Westbrook he can only be a burden.
Text/Yan Xiaobai