The Lakers' recent form has been up and down, the winning rate is always hovering at 50%, the next game will go to the road to challenge the Nets, fortunately, the opponent only has Harden, Durant is absent due to injury, and Irving can not play in the home game. Before the game, the Lakers also sent 3 news, of which Davis is about to return, with a high probability of playing the Nets; Vogel's coaching position is still stable, but The days of Wei Shao seem to be not very good, and there are more and more trading rumors.
In a game against the Timberwolves on December 18 last year, Davis suffered a strained medial collateral ligament in his left knee and has been absent ever since. After this period of rest, Davis's injury finally recovered, and the last game was put on the list of doubts, and finally did not choose to return. In this injury report, Davis was upgraded to a high probability of playing, and the 75% probability of playing can basically determine the comeback. With Davis' return, the Lakers' interior line will also be eased, averaging 23.3 points, 9.9 rebounds and 2 blocks per game this season.
The Lakers' record has been sluggish, head coach Vogel's life is not very good, and there have been more and more voices about him leaving class recently. However, according to ESPN star Dave McMenamin, Vogel will continue to coach the Lakers this season. That is to say, the Lakers currently have no plans to change the coach, unless the Lakers fall straight out of the playoff area, the Lakers will not easily fire him. Vogel is still looking for the best lineup to match, and when Davis and Nunn return, he can determine a major framework.
In addition to Vogel, Westbrook also suffered a lot of accusations, and there were many trading rumors in the free market, the most important of which was to send him to the Rockets in exchange for Wall. For this transaction, at first, I still didn't understand it, and it was completely changed from this big bet to another big bet. But everyone seems to have forgotten that Wall's agent is also Paul Fu, and he still knows Very well about Wall's physical condition, which will definitely appear on the Lakers' negotiating table.
Wall hasn't played a single game this season, has been sitting on the bench, he's not injured, he just agreed with the Rockets that he won't play again. Both have 2 years left on their contracts, the second of which is a player option, both at more than $40 million. In response to this rumor, Rockets reporter Kelly Iko said that the Lakers must pay aggressive chips if they want to make a deal, such as a 27-year first-round pick or pulling in a third party.