The Lakers have a poor record and intend to make changes, and recently there have been media reports that the Lakers may go after Terrance Rose and Eric Gordon, but "Silver Screen and Roll" is not very optimistic about the two bringing enough help to James.
The Lakers have long wanted to get Terrance Rose, as early as 2015, the Lakers were full of interest in him, in 2019, when Terrance Rose became a free agent, the Lakers also intended to sign him, but in the end, the Lakers chose to sign Danny Green. Recently, NBA celebrity Mark Stein reported that the Lakers are expected to chase Terrance Rose again.
The Magic are now in the process of rebuilding, and there have been recent rumors that the Magic intend to send away Terrance Rose and Gary Harris. The Lakers and Jazz are potential next to Rose, as both teams are looking for defensive flanks, and the only problem is chips. The Lakers are likely not going to be able to offer the kind of assets magic want in this deal.
The Lakers currently have a first-round pick for 2027, and recently the Lakers have been packing Horton Tucker and peddling around in the first round, but in the Terrance-Rose deal negotiations, the Lakers are likely not to send this draft pick, and they still have second-round picks for 2023, 2024 and 2028.
The deal is likely not to be reached, on the one hand, the chip issue, on the other hand, the question is whether the Lakers will really send Horton Tucker away for such a trivial upgrade. Terrance Rose is actually a guard who puts scoring first, and he's not good at other things, and that doesn't solve the Lakers' current problems. Of course, there are also many teams that are not optimistic about the value of Horton Tucker right now, because his three-point shooting rate is only a little more than 30%.
The Lakers had previously quoted the Pistons with Horton Tucker, Nunn and the 2027 first-round picks, but they were eventually rejected. In the case of unsuccessful pursuit of Grant, Greg Waters, a reporter for "Open Air Sports Stand", believes that the Lakers should also pursue Eric Gordon, which is an ideal goal.
Waters believes that Gordon is the best player the Lakers can get, and this season, Gordon's shooting rate has reached 50.6% and three-point shooting rate has reached 45.2%. The Lakers could match Gordon's salary with Tucker and Nanon, but the Rockets definitely wanted to get the picks in return to complete the deal.
It's true that Gordon's outside shooting efficiency has been very high this season, but this is the year he has averaged the fewest three-point shots per game in a single season since the 2014-15 season. Over the past five seasons, Gordon's three-point shooting percentage has actually been only 35.9%. Even if Gordon can maintain his feel after joining the Lakers, the Lakers have Munch, Anthony, Ellington, and Bradley, in fact, there is no shortage of pitchers.
At present, the biggest problem of the Lakers is still defense, even if Anthony Davis is on the court, the Lakers' defense is still struggling, the team in order to reduce the pressure of luxury tax, let go of Caruso, now the team does not have a very good defender on the outside. If Eric Gordon is allowed to partner with Westbrook, the Lakers' outside defense is likely to be disaster-level.
Tucker is the Lakers' most talented defensive player, and sending him off to trade Gordon will only make the team worse. Not only that, but replacing a 33-year-old player with a 21-year-old player who is overpaid and is going downhill is definitely a step backwards.
in Kelsang
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