On January 14, Beijing time, according to the open-air stand reporter Jack Fisher reported that in addition to Jordan Jr. and Bazemore, the Lakers are also interested in trading Howard; the reporter also said that the Lakers are difficult to get Grant or Turner.
Speaking about the Lakers, Jack Fisher wrote: "The Lakers don't have any deal flexibility, but that hasn't stopped Los Angeles from exploring a variety of potential deals. The Lakers only have Tucker and Nunn non-base salary players with real deal value, but this combination is not enough to get Grant or Miles Turner; the Lakers have contacted competitors to assess the trade value of DeAndre Jordan, Howard and Bazemore.
So far this season, the 36-year-old Howard has played 32 games for the Lakers, started 6 games, averaged 5.2 points, 5.5 rebounds, 0.7 steals and 0.6 blocks in 14.7 minutes per game, shot 61.9%, shot 75% from three points and shot 60% from the free throws; Howard is one of the Lakers' three major centers, and during the thick brow injury, he has won many opportunities to play and performed well in limited playing time.
This season, Howard is making $2.64 million a year and is a well-qualified substitute center.
Howard won the championship with the Lakers in 2020, due to the epidemic, the Lakers did not hold a championship parade ceremony, and returned to the Lakers last summer, Howard repeatedly said that he wanted to win the championship again and enjoy a championship parade.
The Lakers have begun to ask other teams about the value of the trades for Jordan Jr., Bazemore and Howard, and sincerely hope that the Lakers will not trade Master Huo.
In addition, the Lakers' potential signing target Reddish has been traded to the Knicks by the Hawks, and the Lakers are also interested in Grant and Turner, but the Lakers simply do not have the right trading chips; what will the Lakers do? We'll see.