The Lakers have not met expectations this season, and James' usage rate has declined somewhat, but not to the point of replenishing the playoffs. Although big boss Jenny did not make any comments on the current lineup, it does not mean that the top level does not have ideas. According to the NBA famous report, the Lakers want to trade Jordan Jr. and Bazemore two players, which is indeed a bad news for the veterans who are not easy to work, even the basic salary is not the team wants, this is the rhythm of the battle. Jordan Jr. averaged only 4.5 points and 5.7 rebounds per game this season, which did not help the thick eyebrow brother, and more importantly, he lost a few dozen points when he was in the center position. As we all know, Jordan Jr. moves slowly, the radius of defense is small, most of the time is eye defense, really not as good as Howard, and after Vogel changed the team, Janxes performed very well in the center position, and Jordan Jr. has no tactical significance. So, his departure makes sense.
Bazemore is an excellent low-fidelity player when he won the championship, but after coming to the Lakers, he did not show the strength of a championship guard, averaging only 4 points and 3 rebounds in 18 minutes this season, shooting only 32% from the field, unable to play the role of an outside shooter. Of course, Pelinka is also very clear, it is almost impossible to exchange them for players with immediate combat strength, and the purpose of the transaction is to make up positions for the reinforcements in the back, because from the current situation, it is too difficult for the Lakers to rely on the current lineup to impact the championship, and they must seize the tail of James's peak period. The trade is still the same as Rondo, but Bazmore and Jordan Jr. will most likely be cut after going to the new team. At a young age, they weren't the core workhorse of the team and didn't have a lot of playoff experience. Although fans do not know who the next player to join the Lakers will be, fans can see the determination of the Lakers from this news, and the top management has begun to prepare for the trade.
In fact, not only Jordan Jr. and Bazemore, Pelinka also moved Wei Shao's mind. According to reports, at the beginning of the season, the Lakers had the idea of trading Westbrook, and there were several championship-winning teams that exchanged, but due to the obstruction of Westbrook's big contract, the transaction did not make substantial progress. As we all know, Westbrook's annual salary reaches more than 40 million, ranking in the top three in the league, and not every team can eat his big contract. More importantly, he is 33 years old and can not be used as the cornerstone of the team to build a team, which also means that Wei Shao may end up in Los Angeles, this season Wei Shao averaged 19 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists per game, the data is still passable, but the average of 4.8 mistakes per game is prohibitive, overall, Wei Shao did not fully meet the Lakers' expectations, but at least reached 60% of the effect, and now the Lakers can only take one step at a time, hoping that the Lakers can get players suitable for the team system in the trading market.