The Lakers have limited leverage, and they are in urgent need of fresh blood to join, so they have to choose. According to US media reports, the Lakers have abandoned Jeramie Grant and may turn their reinforcements to Terrence Rose of the Magic. But in order to introduce Rose, the Lakers still have to consider whether to take the first round of 2027.
According to Eric Pincus, a reporter from the Open-air Grandstand Sports, as far as he knows, the Lakers have abandoned the transaction to introduce Grant, mainly for two reasons, one is that Grant does not want to play the role of the three bosses behind the Zhan Mei group, and the other is that the Lakers also have to prepare a maximum salary contract for him, and Grant's 3-year 60 million contract will expire in 2023.
After saying goodbye to Grant, the Lakers may turn to Rose. Previously, Mark Stern, a reporter for the New York Times, called Rose a player that the Magic wanted to shoot. Magic is expected to close deals before this year's deal deadline, and the size of the deal depends on the quotes they get. The Lakers and Jazz are widely regarded as teams interested in Rose, with both teams lacking defenders on the flanks and both limited by chips and unable to make big deals.
Relatively speaking, compared to Grant's single-minded desire to become a brother of the team, Rose is more willing to be the sixth man, which is beneficial to the Lakers and facilitates their platooning. Rose is physically strong, bounces well, is good at singles with the ball, and has a hand on both mid-range shooting and three-pointers. But his possession, organisation and defence were mediocre. And his and Munch's functions also overlap somewhat, and in this regard, he is not the most ideal object for the Lakers.
The next question is, what kind of chips can the Lakers give? From the Magic's point of view, they are eager to make a deal, but the Magic is in the reconstruction period after all, and the draft pick is very important to them. It is worth mentioning that Rose's 4-year, 54 million contract also expires in 2023 and may be renewed early this summer. Given the size of Rose's current contract and the fact that he is older than Grant (about to turn 31), he will ask for a lower price for his next contract than Grant, but whether it is within the range that the Lakers can afford.
In short, whether to introduce Rose also requires the Lakers to think hard. Neither Grant nor Rose is probably the answer the Lakers want this season. (Supine Braces/Hairy)