The NBA regular season is in full swing, and the Lakers have not stopped reinforcing, in the offseason they recruited many veterans, but there are very few players who can be used, and only Anthony can play his own contribution, Howard, Bazemore, Jordan Jr., Ariza and other players have proved that they are not suitable for the current Lakers, coupled with the floating state of Westbrook and Davis's injury, the team can only shoulder the heavy responsibility of the 37-year-old James, to win the game James has to do their best, This overuse of James has completely increased the injured front, and the Lakers have reached the imperative stage of fighting for the championship, trading or continuing to reinforce.
According to NBA reporter Dave McMenamin news, the Lakers cut center Huff in the morning, this player for the Lakers did not play for a long time, the Lakers and his contract is a two-way contract, so the Lakers can cut it at any time, play 4 games for the Lakers, less than 5 minutes per game, no scoring, only one rebound, when the Lakers signed him only to deal with the team's No. 5 position from time to time, now Vogel has used five small lineups, like Howard, Traditional centers like Jordan Jr. can't be reused, let alone Huff on a two-way contract.
After cutting Huff, the Lakers' operation did not stop, they signed Dunbuya again, dunbua has played for the Lakers this season, and played in 2 games for the Lakers, he is 2 meters 03 tall, is a standard forward player, can score and defend, as a player with 15 picks in the first round of the 19 NBA Draft, his team vice is still very good, representing the Lakers in the varsity league, and also left a very deep impression on the lakers, the last time the Lakers cut him because he was injured in training, Now that he has returned from injury, the Lakers will sign it again, and for the Lakers, it is possible to sign a promising young forward player with a two-way contract, the risk is not large, and it can be cultivated. After all, Vogel also needs a small squad, and he also needs a forward and dynamic player like Dunbuya.
Trade Rondo, cut Huff, sign Dunbua, for the Lakers are small fights, and the Lakers are really aiming to continue to have a big reinforcement action, according to the previous news, Jordan Jr. and Bazemore were placed on the shelves by the Lakers, the Lakers want is to send away two veterans, save luxury taxes, reserve signing places for the team, and the league already has the Lakers' most interested three players, one of which is the Pistons' Grant, and the Pacers Turner, if these two players can be traded, It can be effective in improving the strength of the Lakers, but considering that many teams are interested in these two teams, the Lakers also have other trading options.
According to NBA reporter Michael Scotto, the Lakers are very interested in the Raptors' Trent, as a shooting guard, Trent has a very good three-point shooting ability, the last two seasons of three-point shooting rate has been around 40%, the Lakers now lack shooters, James and Westbrook's tactics also need the combination of shooters, Munch, Anthony Although three points can, but for the Lakers, one more outside threat is more than a victory guarantee, in the case of Tucker Jr.'s three-point downturn this season, Trent can completely make up for this gap, in the offseason of this season, Trent signed a 3-year contract with the Raptors with a $51.84 million contract, with an annual salary of about 16 million, the Lakers can use Tucker Jr. and Nunn to make a 2-for-1 trade, Tucker Jr. is 9.5 million this season, and Nunn is 5 million, which can be completely balanced, and the Raptors have always liked Tucker Jr.
The more important reason is that Trent also belongs to the players under the Ritchie Paul family, and James and Tucker Jr. belong to the same brokerage company, under such conditions, the transaction can be completed more smoothly, the reinforcement of Trent increases the ability to project outside the line, the Lakers tactics will be more diverse, the lineup configuration is perfect, and the Lakers can better impact the championship under the leadership of James.