Beijing time on January 6, the Lakers recently won 3 consecutive wins at the same time, the team personnel trading rumors have not stopped, the American famous Brian Windhorst directly in the program revealed the Lakers' recent new trading plan, the main trading personnel are the inner line of Jordan Jr. and the front of the Bazemore, the reason is to make room for the team, not to get which player, and the previous Rondo trade similar.
Brian Windhorst mainly said: "The Lakers are looking for more trades, I talked to the relevant people in the Lakers before, James will always play center until the return of the thick eyebrows, because the Lakers want to trade Jordan Jr., not necessarily to get other players, just to trade him." In this way, the Lakers can free up trading space, and as for Bazemore, it is another player that the Lakers have always wanted to trade. The Lakers have spoken to other teams, and I think again their goal is to make room for the team. Previous trades for Rondo were made to make room for Stanley Johnson, and the Lakers are also likely to sign other players on the free market, and they are trying to do that. ”
Jordan Jr. and Bazemore have recently fallen out of the Lakers' main rotation, especially Jordan Jr., Vogel has used james as the center of the starting lineup for many consecutive games, during which the Lakers have won 3 consecutive wins, the old warcraft Howard is Vogel's more trusted substitute center, Jordan Jr. has been completely abandoned due to defensive problems, and it is difficult for the current Lakers to contribute.
Jordan Jr. has played 27 times for the Lakers this season, starting 18 games and averaging 4.5 points and 5.7 rebounds per game, while Bazemore has played 22 games and averaged 4.3 points and 2.1 rebounds per game. Both of them joined the Lakers in the 2021 offseason, but failed to reflect the expected role in time.
From the team lineup, the current Lakers 20 wins and 19 losses ranked 7th in the West, the record is not satisfactory, the injury of the thick eyebrows is forcing James to play the inside line, Vogel frequently uses five small lineups, which also leads to high requirements for front-line personnel, so Bazemore needs to give up position, so the Lakers can find other excellent fronts. Previously, Stanley Johnson was able to squeeze out Rondo based on the Lakers' entire lineup.
It is worth mentioning that in the transaction scandal revealed by the US media, there is no rumor related to Wei Shao, who has been deeply involved in the rumors that he will be traded, but now this voice has gradually disappeared. This means that Wei Shao's position is still stable, the Lakers will continue to tend to hold the Big Three combination of the Lakers, halfway through the season, there is a great risk of replacing core players in the middle, coupled with the absence of thick eyebrows, adding more uncertainty, choosing to continue to have Wei Shao is a better option for the Lakers.
(Lin Xiaoxiang)