After losing to the Hawks, the Lakers' record reached 24-27, ranking ninth in the West, which was far below expectations at the beginning of the season. This also makes the team want to seek change, through the trade to improve the strength of the lineup, many trade rumors have appeared in the Lakers name, but unfortunately there is still no progress.
In last year's offseason, the Lakers James and Davis strongly recommended, and finally got Westbrook from the Wizards through trade, which also allowed the team to successfully form a big three lineup of James + Davis + Westbrook. Judging from the strength on paper, it is very strong, and all three have been selected as one of the 76 top stars. Unfortunately, after the start of the new season, there was not much chemistry between the three, coupled with injuries and epidemics, which also led to a reduction in the chances of the three running in together. Now that the team's record is sluggish, they want to make changes, but their assets are limited, and the only valuable chip other teams are not looking at.
In the case of the big three not moving, the only people the Lakers can come up with are Tucker Jr., Nunn, and the first round pick in 2027, and the others are some basic salary players. Among them, Tucker Jr. is considered the most valuable by the outside world, but now his market is not good, according to the open-air stand reporter Eric Pincus, The Little Tucker is regarded as a marginal asset by other teams.
Last offseason, the Lakers chose to keep Tucker Jr., who was paid $9.5 million this season, played 35 times this season, averaged 9.9 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.5 assists in 26.1 minutes per game, and shot only 40.7% from the field and 24.8% from three-point range.
In the previous trade rumors, the Lakers have provided 2 offers to the Pistons, Providing Tucker Jr., Nunn and Grant with the first round of signing in 27 years, but they were rejected; then they used Tucker as the main chip to offer Hield to the Kings, and the result was still the same, and they were directly rejected. Hitting the wall for 2 consecutive times also means that the Lakers have little chance of making changes, and perhaps only some minor repairs can be made at the trading deadline.