The Lakers' current record of 19 wins and 19 losses, 50% of the winning rate is actually not too bad, the problem is that the Lakers' positioning before the start of the season is to win the championship, to create a lineup of the big three of James, thick eyebrows and Wei Shao, the Lakers also once because of a large number of veterans nicknamed "Sunset Red" lineup, but no one wants to deny James's heart to win the championship, but the current situation is indeed very heartfelt, this season James may not be able to lead the team to win the championship, the Lakers were even kicked out of the list of teams that won the championship, On the contrary, the "little breaker" who was not optimistic before the start of the season reached the no. 1 team in the league under the leadership of Curry, and the most important point is that the Warriors are still waiting for the return of Tang Shen, but the Lakers have done their best to show that they should belong to the playoff level team.
In the past 8 games, James has scored 30+ in 7 games, and even one game has bombed 43 points, James did his best, but the Lakers' record is not very good, or lose more and win less, so the Lakers executives can not be indifferent, especially the Premise of the Lakers to pay the luxury tax, and finally Rondo became the first player to leave the Lakers, Thomas Jr. is a temporary worker, so it is not the first.
The Lakers traded the Cavaliers' Valentine with Rondo, originally thought it was a two-way trade, the Lakers wanted to strengthen the lineup, but what they did not expect was that in the end it was a three-way trade, the Lakers took Valentine to the Knicks, and got two useless draft player signing rights on the Knicks side, because neither player had the strength to play in the NBA.
The three-way trade of the Lakers is to exchange for the air, the only thing to get is to vacate a position, as for whether the Lakers use this vacated list to sign a reinforcement, it is still uncertain, but the lakers trade Rondo's original intention is not reinforcement, just want to save money. Lakers reporter Dave McMenamin made it clear that the Lakers saved nearly $4 million in salaries and luxury taxes by sending away Rondo's three-party deal, while vacating a roster.
The point is that the Lakers just want to save money, and that's the point of sending Rondo away. In addition, Valentine will not be the player that the Lakers want, if the Lakers can use the current vacated list to strengthen a player with strength, then the Lakers still think that James still has the hope of leading the team to win the championship this season, otherwise the Lakers executives should also want to give up this season.
This season James is also plagued by rectus abdominis injuries, out of the injury James also played the performance of superstars, but the Lakers' poor record, it is not James can change alone, Rondo's departure is the Lakers want to save money operation, as for the reinforcement lineup? Unless James leads the team to win the championship, but also recognized by the Lakers high-level, otherwise the Lakers next have a move, are to save money, because the Lakers can not always break the current combination of the three giants, with the form of giants for giants to support James to lead the team to rush the championship, if the Lakers high-level to do this, it is really a hero to break the wrist, not to save money and make a deal.