The Lakers' results this season are not outstanding, the current core of the team Anthony Davis can not play because of injury, the team has to use James to play the team's fifth position, although the effect is good, but for the Lakers, this is not a long-term solution, for James's consumption is too big. And at present, some players in the team are not plagued by injuries, but they have no effect, it is basically difficult to get the opportunity to play, and De Andrew Jordan and Bazemore are the two main people!
At the beginning of the season, these two still have a certain chance to play, but as the game progresses, their effect on the field is not good, resulting in them getting fewer and fewer opportunities. Jordan Jr. played in 28 games for the Lakers this season, averaging 13 minutes per game and having 4.4 points and 5.6 rebounds. Bazemore played 24 games for the Lakers, averaging 17 minutes per game and 3.9 points and 2 rebounds!
It can be said that before the trade deadline, the Lakers very much want to trade these two people out, in exchange for some players, even if there is no valuable chip, they also want to replace them, after all, can save the team's luxury tax. From the current point of view, these two people are basically not positive on the field, Bazemore's outside shooting can be very poor, basically there is no good grasp. And Jordan Jr., whether it is defensive or rebounding ability on the inside, is declining very quickly, so it seems to be difficult to replace these two people, and the Lakers may take some chips, or even draft picks!
Recently, NBA reporter Michael Scotto reported that as far as he knows, the Lakers will not take the draft picks in order to send Jordan Jr. and Bazemore. This means that the Lakers really don't want to put a chip like draft picks on these two players, and if the team wants to change this season, it may still need to make a trade, and at that time, the draft pick may be one of the most important chips.
So what do the Lakers need to do to replace these two people? At present, the Lakers still have $4.4 million in chips, you can pay for the team to take over the contract of Jordan Jr. and Bazemore, if there is a team willing to trade, then the Lakers will save a lot of salary. Both men's salaries this season are base salaries, and if they can trade one person, the Lakers will save $7 million in luxury taxes and salaries!