Since the Lakers' team has not been as smooth as expected this season, the Lakers are hoping to readjust the roster through trades, according to the latest report from NBA reporter Kevin O'Connor, the Los Angeles Lakers have been trying to sell the combination of Tucker Jr. + Nunn + future first-round draft picks to the league teams, trying to get back a player who can change the team lineup. But it is a pity that this offer is not asked by other teams at present, and this offer is already the best chip that the Lakers can come up with, according to Mark Stan, the Detroit Pistons have reported that the Detroit Pistons rejected the Lakers' offer to exchange the small Tucker + Nunn + future first-round draft pick for Jeramie Grant, it seems that the Lakers have completely fallen into a dead end this season, and the possibility of wanting to adjust the lineup by relying on trades is basically zero.
The Lakers originally had high hopes for Horton Tucker, and even the team did not hesitate to let go of the outside defensive gate Caruso, and when the Lakers and Horton Tucker completed the contract extension, people knew that the Lakers wanted to use him as a valuable chip. But in terms of the ability and potential shown by Horton Tucker at present, the value assessment of other teams to Horton Tucker has declined, Horton Tucker performed quite amazingly in the first three games after returning from injury, and was once considered by fans to be the most important rotation of the Lakers bench, but the fact is that Horton Tucker's amazing game is only three games, if you remove the return of the three game data, Horton Tucker averages only 9.1 points per game, shooting as low as 39.9%, Considering the ball possession and playing time required per game, plus the 3-year, 30.78 million contract, it is clear that this performance is not qualified.
As for Nunn, the schedule has passed a full half, Nunn has never played for the Lakers once, and even now the team has not received a clear comeback schedule for Nunn, and recently there is news that Nunn's knee is not good for the increased training volume feedback, and now Nunn has reduced the amount of training, so whether Nunn can come back this season is unknown. Now all teams want to assess the value of Nunn, only through the Heat's two seasons, even if he performed quite well in the Heat's two seasons, averaging 15 points, 2.9 rebounds and 3 assists in 29.4 minutes per game, shooting 45.8% from the field and 36.4% from three-point range, but no one knows whether Nunn, who returned from injury, can continue to maintain such an efficient offensive performance, which is also a reason why all teams are prohibitive.
In addition, Nunn has only proved that he is absolutely trustworthy in the regular season, but in the playoffs, Nunn has not contributed much to the team, and if it were not for the Heat's injury problems, Nunn would probably not be able to play in the playoffs. Nunn can be regarded as the most important reinforcement for the Lakers in the offseason, after all, the Lakers gave him the only middle-class contract, but now Nunn can only watch from the sidelines, which is a luxury for the Lakers, who are already tight in salary space, not to mention that the team is now in deep trouble. Fans still have patience, etc., but the Lakers management can not sit still, if the record of the Big Three is not as good as before, in the playoffs of a round of travel, then the pressure of the team can be imagined, so the team now prefers to exchange for a healthy instant combat strength.
So the most valuable of this offer is the Lakers' future first-round picks, this signing is likely to be 2027 or 2028, and at that time James has retired, Davis's age has reached 32 years old, when the Lakers' competitiveness has declined across the board, this first-round pick may be a lottery draw, and now all teams are eyeing the Lakers' future first-round picks. But the Lakers' current heart disease is also here, the team does not want to use this first round pick unless it has to, because the Lakers also know the team's predicament, the team needs to use the first round of picks to select a few new people to inject fresh blood into the team, the first round of 2022-2025 is to see the Pelicans' face, even if the team draws a good position, it is someone else's. Now the Lakers have not gotten the first round of rookies for four years, the Lakers now lack vitality, if you trade the first round of signing soon the team will be green and yellow.
Whether it is Turner or Grant, it seems unrealistic that the Lakers have given up on Grant before, and there are reports that the Lakers have given up Grant, he is not willing to come to Zhan Mei's side as the third boss, in grant's contract renewal issue will make the Lakers more difficult, it is said that Grant intends to sign a 4-year 112 million contract, so that the Lakers' salary space is completely locked. So now that the Lakers themselves have personally sent themselves to the edge of the cliff, the offseason trade of Wei Shao is really a killer, how can a team composed of basic salaries except for the big three achieve higher results? The team needs some high-quality role players to share the pressure of the stars, but the Lakers do not believe in evil and delusionally want to use their reputation to win the game, and this year's Lakers really have the taste of twilight F4.
The Lakers have finally admitted that the trade with Westbrook did not meet the team's expectations, but now the Lakers have been riding a tiger. Of course, Nunn + Tucker + future first-round signing chips are not bad, Horton Tucker and Wonder are both very young, especially Tucker has played for three seasons, but still only 21 years old, put in a team without record pressure to cultivate well, maybe Tucker will grow. This chip is definitely not to the point where there is no team interest, but this is the best chip that the Lakers can come up with, and perhaps the Lakers are asking for too much price, which will lead to this situation now. At this stage, the Lakers instead of thinking of some unrealistic ideas, it is better to lower their eyes, start to trade some high-quality role players, if the record is still poor, it is better to focus on the future, and then make a big shuffle of the lineup in the offseason.