On January 19, Beijing time, the 2021-22 NBA regular season was in full swing. As of today, the NBA regular season has been halfway through the season. As the title-winning favourite at the beginning of the game, the Lakers only ranked 7th in the West with 22 wins and 22 losses, which is far from the expectations of the media and fans.
As the mid-season deal approaches, teams are actively recruiting to try to strengthen their lineups to sprint for the second half of the season, and the Lakers are no exception. According to US media reports, the Lakers have been in contact with a number of stars in the recent period, including The Pistons' Grant, pacers Turner and so on. In order to get Grant, the Lakers are even willing to send Out Nunn + Tucker, but such chips do not impress the Pistons.
Earlier today, a well-known ESPN reporter talked about the situation of the Lakers, saying that the reason why the Lakers are calm before the trading deadline is because they have no tradable chips. He said: "I think, to a large extent, if the Lakers want to improve their strength, they will have to dig through internal digging. They don't have tradable assets, especially with few sellers in the market, and there are other teams that offer better offers than the Lakers. ”
In fact, as the journalist put it. Now this Lakers team does not have much chips in their hands that can impress other teams, except for the big three, most of their players are basic salaries, and only Tucker's salary has reached the tens of millions. Among the Big Three, James and Davis are the heroes of the team's 2020 championship, and Westbrook's salary has reached $47.06 million, which makes most teams in the league prohibitive.