Every year in the middle of the season, is the last opportunity for the championship teams to strengthen, trading is just one of the ways, the most effective is to recruit the veterans who were bought out, these players were once the team's home stars, because of age or injury reasons can not match the existing contract, but the so-called "skinny camel is bigger than the horse", as long as the tactical position is reduced, they can still become an important championship puzzle, last year the Nets got Griffin showed their strength, became the team's key rotation players.
In this offseason, there is a veteran whose name frequently appears in various rumors, and is considered to be the player who is most likely to complete the buyout in the new season, he is - Kevin Lefour, Lefu still has 2 years and 60 million contracts left, averaging 24.9 minutes per game last season can only get 12.2 points and 7.4 boards, shooting 40.9%, completely can not match the salary he takes, the Cavaliers are cultivating new people, management publicly said that it will not give him a lot of playing time, At that time, the Lakers and the Nets became the most likely next home for Lefour, the Lakers had James, who had fought together and won the championship, and the Nets had Durant, and the two were arranged in the same room during the Olympics, and the relationship was very good.
However, Lefu did not show his strength after being selected for the US men's basketball team, and then forced to quit, after the start of the new season, Lefu's state continued to decline, averaging 20.8 minutes per game in the first 7 games, only 10 points and 7.5 rebounds, shooting 36.1% from the field and 20.7% from three-point range. Each game can only shoot 0.8 marks, it seems to be one step closer to the buyout, unexpectedly, Luck triggered the health and safety agreement to truce for half a month, after returning from isolation suddenly like a change of individual, a total of 20 games, in the case of the average time per game, the average data increased to 15 points 7.5 boards, shooting 46.9%, three-point shooting rate of 46.3%, average hits 3.1 points per game, of which 5 games 20+, only 3 games scored single digits, efficient and stable.
If the Cavaliers continue to be rotten this season, Love does not play much, and it is also very painful for a veteran to rebuild with young players, but the Cavaliers have a new season after selecting Mobley with the Tanhua Show, and are currently in fifth place in the East with 20 wins and 15 losses, although this season is not yet a strong team in the East, but it is very promising to keep a playoff spot, Love can not only become the best sixth person on the team bench, the team has three big players, Mobley, Allen and Markkanen, Lefour's extensive experience on the field can also be their mentor, let alone buy out his ideas.
The Nets are ranked first in the East this season, but their offensive decline is somewhat serious, especially the ability of the existing interior line to open up space, rebounding protection is also a weakness, and the Lakers side due to The short board of Westbrook's shooting, also encountered the problem of serious lack of offensive space, has forced James to play the fifth position, Lefu no matter which team he joins is a major improvement, but from the current situation, want to wait for Lefu to buy out after the base salary to join, has completely lost hope.