The offseason full of ambitions of the Nets and Lakers, after half a season suddenly found themselves not very good, the Lakers mainly because of the poor integration of Westbrook, the Nets is Irving's fairy idea, the season is not over, the two teams will not give up their goals, it seems that the mid-season reinforcement is the last chance to turn the situation around, the Lakers Westbrook can hardly trade out, Nunn, Tucker and the chips released in the first round of 27 years are also unsought-after, the Nets Harris' repeated injuries have made him lose the value of the transaction, The salaries of other players are too low to set off any storms, and the team can reach what height or rely on the play of the big three, so the final result may be some "small repairs", but it can still improve the strength of the team.
Offseason there are many veterans choose the Lakers and nets, is to better win the championship opportunity, but not all of them adapt to the team's system, the Nets in the competition with the Warriors, bulls to win Millsap, think he will become an important rotation of the team's internal line in the new season, the fact is that he did not integrate well, this season only averaged 3.4 points 3.7 boards, shooting 37.6%, the latest news Millsap and the team reached a breakup agreement has left the team, just waiting for the final deal, The Nets want to exchange Millsap for a shooter, because he is only a veteran base salary contract, if there is no other chip, basically can only be exchanged for a base salary veteran.
The Lakers also have veterans who have gradually fallen out of the rotation, and his characteristics are just in line with the needs of the Nets, he is Ellington, due to bradley's return, Munch's efficient play, the rise of young Reeves, but also to give the tens of millions of annual salary Tucker playing time, Ellington's role is getting less and less, this season his three-point shooting rate of 38.8%, Averaging 1.9 shots per game, it can still contribute to the team, since Millsap and Ellington are not in their respective team plans, if the Nets and Lakers complete the exchange of the two, it seems to be a win-win choice, "tree to move dead to live", perhaps the best result for the team and players.
The Lakers this season's interior configuration is too single, Jordan Jr. and Howard are traditional centers, no range, slow movement ability, after Davis was injured, once let James top the center position, but this is not a long-term solution, Millsap although the ability to move can only be said to be average, but it is still better than Howard and Jordan Jr., more importantly, Millsap is shooting, his career three-point shooting rate of 34.1%, in the Nets did not play, does not mean that he does not have this ability, Changing places may regain the feel of shooting.
If the Nets can play the big three, there is no lack of three-point ability, in fact, there is a Harris can also solve a big problem, embarrassing is that in addition to Harden, the other few are difficult to get together, the other rotation players only Mills a stable outside line threat, resulting in the team's offensive space is extremely congested, this season is indispensable Harden alone to lead the team, it is crucial to equip him with outside firepower points, Ellington's no-ball running and catching jump shots are excellent, perfectly matching the offensive system with Harden as the core, Harris will have to recuperate for a while, and Ellington can fill a gap.
The Lakers and the Nets are in the East and West regions, unless they play the Finals, there is no competitive relationship, which also provides a basis for the two teams to reach a deal, although it can not make the team's strength increase significantly, but at least it can solve some of the current problems, the price paid is not large, it is very worth trying.