The Lakers' performance this season has disappointed many fans, but as Westbrook's state is getting better and better, coupled with James being pushed to the No. 5 position, the performance is very good, the Lakers have changed their previous ideas of wanting to trade Westbrook, and with Davis about to return, the Lakers still want to continue to make changes in order to compete for the championship, Anderson Jr. and Bazemore will face a trade storm.
NBA reporter Windhorst in a guest show, talked about the Lakers' current trading ideas, Windhorst said: Now the Lakers' center is in a good position, Vogel will not give the traditional center too long to play for a long time, and James is currently playing quite well in the center position, Davis is also close to a comeback, Jordan Jr. has a conflict with the team, plus his strength is indeed not suitable for the Lakers, trading Jordan Jr. becomes the Next plan of the Lakers, and the Lakers trade Jordan Jr. does not want much, Just want to make a simple free up a spot.
The second lakers to send away is Bazemore, Windhorst said: The current Lakers lineup has tended to stabilize, Bazemore has been outside the rotation of the team, the Lakers sent it away, like Jordan Jr., and do not want to get a big return, they will focus on the buyout market, for the team to make room for the place again.
In fact, the Lakers want to trade Jordan Jr. and Bazemore will not surprise fans, Jordan Jr. has proved in the Nets that his competitive state and age are no longer suitable for any team, this season in the Lakers, played 27 games, 18 of which were the starting games, The game can get 13.2 minutes of playing time, get 4.5 points and 5.7 rebounds, from the data point of view, Jordan Jr. is very good, but he is completely negative on the court, the offense is OK, but the defense does not dare to make people compliment, the main reason why the Nets cut it at the beginning is because of his defensive problems, loose and not active, coming to the Lakers is also such a problem, and Jordan Jr. is arrogant, has had conflicts with head coach Vogel, plus the Lakers now do not need a center, is the need for a traditional center, the team or Howard can use, there is no need for Jordan Jr. to occupy the team's place, the transaction is also something that everyone can think of.
Bazemore has been favored by fans before, after all, his defense is very good, last season in the Warriors also played very well, averaging 20 minutes per game, can contribute 7.2 points, and 40% of the three-point shooting rate, the main reason for the Lakers to sign Bazemore is to look at his defense and three-point ability, when James, Davis, Westbrook attacked the inside line, Bazemore can have a good shot opportunity on the outside, However, this season averaged 18.1 minutes per game, the playing time dropped by 2 minutes, the average score was only 4.3 points per game, the three-point shooting rate was only 34%, and the overall shooting rate was only 33.7%, such a performance was completely insufficient for the Lakers' outside firepower, coupled with the strong play of Munch and other players, Bazemore's status in the Lakers is getting lower and lower, this season's Bazemore salary is 2.4 million, the Lakers trade he can save luxury taxes, but also continue to strengthen the outside line.
Compared with the first two veterans to be traded, Wei Shao is getting safer and safer in the Lakers, after the Lakers once put Wei Shao on the shelf, and discussed the idea of trading Wei Shao with many teams, and the transaction Wei Shao was once pushed on the hot search, but only happened during the Lakers' losing streak, the recent Lakers three consecutive wins, and Wei Shao controlled the mistake, played his own value, he also slowly adapted to the Lakers' system, plus Wei Shao's salary reasons, the management does not want to trade Wei Shao, they continue to let Wei Shao assist James, impact the championship.