On January 8, Beijing time, the Lakers vs Hawks, the Lakers 64-61 Hawks at the end of the half, and for the Lakers' Horton Tucker, he was really in jeopardy on the team. On the bench, he had 7 points and 2 assists on 3-of-7 seconds in 13 minutes and 26 seconds at the half, but was 0-of-3 from three-point range, while statistics show that Horton Tucker had 1-of-21 three-pointers in the last nine games, only hitting three-pointers in the last game. Previously, the US media "nbaanalysis" had listed the Lakers and Rockets' trading plan, which involved Horton Tucker.
Nbaanalysis said the Rockets sent veteran Eric Gordon, and the Lakers sent Horton Tucker, Nunn and the 2026 first-round pick. This transaction is also a certain possibility, after all, the Lakers have given Nunn and future draft picks. As early as December 14, Beijing time, NBA reporter Jordan Schultz reported that Horton Tucker became the target of as many as 7 teams, and the Lakers valued Tucker before that.
Regarding the 33-year-old Eric Gordon, the Rockets are now more in the direction of cultivating young players, after all, they have jaylen Green, Kevin Porter Jr. and other players, and Gordon used to be in the "Death Five", Harden in the Nets, Paul in the Suns, PJ Tucker went to the Heat. Eric Gordon can provide the Lakers with three-point and bench fire support, and Gordon has also won the best sixth man of the season, and the Lakers side also needs players who can pull away space capabilities, Gordon was the core of the Rockets' death five.
For the Rockets, although Horton Tucker is now very average in offense, the defense is still on the line, after all, the length of the arm is very prominent. Plus Nunn, these are all young players, Nunn has been in the Heat before, has also played in the NBA Finals with the Heat, averaged 14.6 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2.6 assists in 29.5 minutes per game in the 20-21 season, and averaged 48.5% of the shots per game. The prediction of this transaction is more like both sides taking what they need, of course, the Lakers also need to take the first round of the future in order to rush the championship.
But it is very practical that James is 37 years old, and the Lakers must grasp the tail of James's peak and seize every opportunity to help James rush to the championship. Eric Gordon has the ability to host the ball and has three points, and the defense is also remarkable in the original five, he is definitely suitable for James!