On January 25, Beijing time, there are still 17 days to go before the NBA trading deadline (February 11, Beijing time). Don't look at the 17 days is very long, but for these NBA teams, if the transaction is completed early, it is conducive to the run-in between the new and old players, the second is to let the new players who join the team familiar with the team's tactical system, prepare for the playoffs or next season, and third, some popular trading partners are many teams staring, such as the Pistons' Geralmi Grant, the Rockets' Eric Gordon and so on.
Bringing in strong reinforcements early with a quick shot is the best thing for teams that want to make a difference this season. Now the Lakers seem to have touched a nose of ash in the trade market, and they want to exchange the Pistons' leading star Grant with Tucker Jr., Nunn and the first round of 2027 signings, but the Pistons are not confused and directly reject the Lakers' offer. Wei Shao is also a chip that the Lakers want to send away, although Wei Shao is the best triple-double player in the league today, but he is really not suitable for the Lakers.
It is reported that the Lakers intend to send Westbrook to the Rockets in exchange for Rockets player Wall. But the Rockets' asking price is not low, in addition to Wei Shao, the Rockets most important is the Lakers a 2027 first-round pick, without this signing, the Rockets will not accept Wei Shao - after all, Wall's contract in addition to this season, there is 1 year to expire, the Rockets why can't wait?
However, for the arrival of Wall, the Lakers seem to be very much looking forward to it. According to NBA reporter O'Connor, the agents of the lakers' two superstars James and thick eyebrows are rich-paul, and coincidentally, the rockets' John Wall agent is also Richie Paul, that is, the agents of these 3 stars are the same person.
Rich Paul and the Lakers' core interests are the same, they all want James + thick eyebrows to win more, after all, winning is equal to the future big contract, if these stars can have a big contract, Rich Paul as an agent will also have more gains.
Rich Paul also hopes that Wall can go to the Lakers to join zhan mei to make Wall's career restart. Wall and the Lakers seem to be more compatible than Westbrook, after all, Westbrook's performance in so many games has proved that he is not suitable for teaming up with James and Thick Brow. Although Wall's state is unknown, considering his average performance of 20+7 per game last season, Wall's fit with the Lakers is higher than that of Westbrook.
There are "common interests" with James and Thick Eyebrows, and there are also common agents, which is one of the advantages of Wall joining the Lakers. But the question is, will the Lakers send the 2027 first round signing to the Rockets? Moreover, even if this first-round signing is made, will the Rockets ask for a big contract with Wei Shao? This is also a follow-up problem, if the Lakers want to get Wall to restart the lineup, these prerequisites must be done first.