Despite four straight wins in the late December to early January period, the Los Angeles Lakers apparently haven't really found a way to win. In seven games after four consecutive wins, they have only achieved a record of two wins and five losses, and the team's ranking has fallen to the brink of playoff promotion. Poor on-court performance coupled with the approaching trade deadline, the Pressure on the Lakers' management is also increasing, and strengthening the lineup through trades has become the only way out for the Lakers this season. In fact, as early as the beginning of December, the Lakers had explored the trading market for high-quality wing players such as Simmons and Grant, but the quality of the chips in their hands was average, and the Lakers repeatedly ran into walls in the trading market. Recently, however, the Lakers appear to have changed their deal goals, making it much harder to close. According to reports from the open-air stands of well-known US media, the Lakers have made a relevant offer to the Eagles about a potential deal for Louis Williams, and the two teams are expected to have further discussions in the coming days.
Louis Williams, 35, has won the NBA's Best Sixth Man award three times and is one of the most successful sixths in NBA history. His excellent dribbling scoring ability and unique foul-making skills have allowed Williams to gradually reach the peak of his career after the age of 30, and his blocking combination with Harrell was once the most difficult offensive method for the NBA to defend. However, in the past two seasons, Williams, who was traded from the Clippers to the Hawks, has lost his good form. In the 19-20 season, Williams can also average 18 points and 6 assists per game, but this season he can only average 7 points and 2 assists per game, almost halving the data. On the one hand, Williams' age has caused his breakthrough ability to decline, and on the other hand, because he has always been outside the Hawks' tactical play style, and he does not fit in with the style of young core Trae Young.
The Lakers turned their trading targets to lower-paid, shorter-tenured veterans would be wise. According to previous media reports, Tucker, Nunn and the 2027 first-round picks are obviously not enough to impress any team that sells stars, and this is already all the chips for the Lakers. Instead of repeatedly hitting a wall in the A-tier market, it is better to keep the chips this season and try your luck in the B-segment market. Williams' contract this year is only 5 million, and it will expire in one season, and the Lakers only need to pay two base salary players as chips to get the once best sixth man. With Westbrook's poor integration and Nunn's injury unknown, the Lakers need a qualified Number One to help James organize the offense. Williams has the lakers guard does not have the ability to block and tear reading, if the Lakers can get this block master then there can be a second guard besides Munch can play with James to solve the problem of the current Lakers lineup offensive weakness.
Williams, though, is 35 years old, and his athleticism has deteriorated more than in the 19-20 season. And even more worrying is the poor feel on the outside this season, shooting just 30.9 percent from three-point range in 35 games, which is clearly not enough to help the Lakers open up offensive space. In addition, the Lakers obviously will not pay too much chips in the Williams deal, and how to impress the Hawks in such a situation has become a difficult problem for Pelinka. However, xiaobian himself is still very optimistic that this transaction can be successful, after all, Williams has a very good personal relationship with Pelinka and the Lakers management, and the two labels of 35-year-old and Lakers old generals also meet the criteria for lakers to introduce reinforcements this season. Do fans and friends think the addition of Louis Williams can help the Lakers? Welcome to discuss and communicate in the comments section!