On January 28, Beijing time, the NBA Lakers challenged the 76ers away, LeBron James was absent, Russell Westbrook, Anthony Davis double super giant led the team, but in the first quarter they were hit by the 76ers on the offensive end, the first quarter of the 76ers shooting rate was 13.1% higher than the Lakers, 50% higher than the three-point shooting rate, the Lakers fell behind by 10 points in the first quarter, and the thick eyebrow brother in the second quarter shots all 5 shots to cut 13 points + 3 rebounds + 2 blocks, he led the Lakers to reduce the backward score to 6 points, In the first half of the game, the thick eyebrow brother scored 23 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists on 10 of 13 shots.
The third quarter of the Lakers fell into the "lake three collapse" state, their single quarter shooting rate of 33.3%, three-point shooting rate of only 25%, the third quarter of the 76ers directly led 20 points, the last quarter of the 2 teams shooting rate are 38.1%, but due to the point difference brought by the first three quarters, the final score is fixed at 105-87, the Lakers lost 76ers 18 points, after this battle the Lakers are nearly 9 games and 6 losses, their current winning rate has fallen below 50%, want to play enough combat effectiveness in the league, They look like they need to make some changes, and with the Lakers in a bad state recently, they have 3 veterans who may be traded before the deadline?
Lakers and Rockets have recently appeared in the transaction rumors, the Rockets want the Lakers in the first round of 2027, the Lakers may want to try to replace Wei Shao with Wall, but in the recent report of Marc Stein, the Lakers have rejected the plan to take the first round of the pick for Wall, after all, Wall has not played for too long, and his attributes are very similar to Wei Shao, the Lakers took the first round to carry out such a deal, it is indeed inappropriate, considering the state, age, salary of Wei Shao, Trading Westbrook is undoubtedly a very difficult thing, relatively speaking, trading some underperforming veterans, it is much easier...
Dwight Howard's data so far this season is not bad, he can average 5.1 points + 5.5 rebounds + shooting 61.4% of the data, but in a team like the Lakers with a weak defense, Howard is very embarrassed, in the Lakers' last 9 games Howard has played in 8 of them. His average defensive efficiency per game is 119.7, which is the first to last place in the team, you have to admit that the 36-year-old Howard is old, he can't support the defensive system, plus he has had a conflict with the thick eyebrow brother, trading Howard in exchange for a young and faster interior, which may solve some of the Lakers' problems.
Relative to Howard, DeAndre Jordan has basically belonged to the state of being semi-abandoned by the Lakers, and Jordan Jr. has played 29 games and missed 20 games so far this season. Averaging only 13.1 minutes per game, Jordan Jr. is older and slower than Howard, he has proven his lack of ability during the Nets period, the Lakers have now tried, trade him before the regular season trade deadline, it would be a very ideal choice, Jordan Jr. is like Howard, he has a certain reputation, it is still possible to change some young role players.
The Lakers tried Trevo Ariza, which is like trying Cameron Anthony, the difference is that melons are very fragrant, Ariza is very general, in the Lakers' last 9 games Ariza played in 7 of them, his average data in 7 games is 3.3 points + shooting rate of 25% + three-point shooting rate of 23.1% + free throw shooting rate of 50%, the Lakers in these 9 games Ariza's defensive efficiency value is the sixth to last in the team, he is a player who is less accurate than Wei Shao, The Lakers now have Stanley Johnson, Ariza in addition to the court experience, he does not seem to be able to bring much help to the Lakers, as for the court experience, the Lakers are actually not lacking at all, right?
Jordan Jr., Howard, Ariza, these 3 veterans at the beginning of the season were highly praised by fans, after all, they are well-known players, but unfortunately their court performance is not strong enough, plus the Lakers have "experience points" pulled full of LeBron James, the experience they bring on the court is actually not much meaningful, the Lakers now urgently need real combat effectiveness, the starting lineup is not very reasonable, and then do not enhance the depth of the lineup, the Lakers' situation this season will inevitably be worse, then it is fair to say, Of the 3 veterans mentioned in this article, which one do you think will be sent away by the Lakers first?