The latest news, the Lakers signed defensive toughster Stanley Johnson, this is a very correct determination, in the case of Ariza and Nunn have different injuries, the Lakers' defensive strength on the flank is very weak, the team signed Stanson with a 10-day short contract, he showed good defensive ability in the debut, harden's defense is not well done, and soon he got a second temporary contract, after a month of testing, Johnson won Vogel's approval, He averaged 6.4 points, 2.6 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 0.8 steals in 21.2 minutes per game. Stanley reportedly signed a 2-year contract with a team option the following year, which poses no risk to the Lakers, either by keeping him or as a bargaining chip for a deal. To be sure, the Lakers' cost performance for signing this defensive tough guy is still very high.
The second news about Wei Shao, the Lakers have decided not to take the 2027 first-round draft pick in the transaction, which also proves from the side that Wei Shao's trade is almost zero, it is clear that the Lakers made such a decision is to gamble on Wei Shao in the second half of the game. What is pleasing to people is that Wei Shao has performed well in recent games, showing an upward trend. Of course, if he can play at a normal level, the Lakers big three still have hope of winning the championship this season. On the other hand, even if Wei Shao is traded, he cannot exchange excellent players, and there is also a risk that he cannot be integrated into the Lakers' system, no matter how wei Shao has stayed in the Lakers for half a schedule, more or less adapted to the team. Relatively speaking, such risks are less. Personally, I think that the performance of the Lakers in the second half will improve in the first half, at least the team's injury management will be better, and the return of the thick eyebrow brother can also reduce the pressure on James, and no matter how bad it is, it will also allow Wei Shao to bring the second team.
The last piece of news came from the Nets, who were said to have been intent on exchanging Simmons for Harden, though Harden didn't seem to have the will to leave the Nets. According to the latest news, Harden has made his attitude clear to the Nets executives that he does not want to leave Brooklyn and wants to win the championship with Irving and Durant. After Harden showed loyalty, the Nets also announced that they would not receive an offer for Harden, and in the following days, Harden could play with peace of mind. It is worth mentioning that at this stage, the Nets are experiencing the most difficult period, Harden hamstring is tight, Durant is still recovering from injury, and Irving still refuses to accept the home game that cannot be vaccines, and the Nets have currently lost the first place in the East, so it is very difficult for them to win the championship this season. If once you can't win the championship, I personally think that the Nets executives will most likely not have to renew the big three at the same time, and maybe Harden will not be able to think about him at that time. Do you think the Nets can still win the championship?