The Lakers shot? A surprise trade can be exchanged for two tough players, which is expected to activate the Big Three of Wei Shao to enter the playoffs

The Lakers have finally won, and the opponent is only the Blazers, but James's return date is still undecided, and when the Big Three will reunite is still unknown. Fans who previously complained about Westbrook did not dare to create too much negative public opinion for the time being, after all, Westbrook can still contribute to the data of the quasi-triple-double, and temporarily become a good helper around the thick eyebrows, at least the positive and negative values have finally returned to positive. It's just that Tucker is still in the doldrums as always, resulting in many media constantly blowing the news that the Lakers have lost the best time to trade Tucker.

However, Lakers general manager Pelinka is a magical figure, he once confused, bad big deals make the Lakers today's situation is very passive, because the big three lineup does not have the strength to win the championship, and even can only participate in the playoffs playoffs. But he also sometimes has some unexpected operations that can bring surprises. It is reported that the Lakers are discussing the two-for-two deal with their defeated Blazers in depth, although it does not involve the introduction of Lillard, but the Lakers seem to be deliberately reinforcing role players.

According to this potential plan, the Lakers still came up with a disappointing Tucker and a player who has never appeared on the trade market this season, he is veteran guard Ellington. The Blazers will send the main striker Covington and the younger guard Smith Jr. Truth be told, Lakers fans may not be too interested in such a deal because it sounds like a shock level is insufficient. But a closer look at Covington and Smith Jr.'s personal characteristics is still more in line with Vogel's small ball system, at least Pelinka's low-key operation of the deal is certainly not chaotic.

Covington and Smith Jr. may not have to expect too much in terms of scoring contributions, and the two have averaged nearly 13 points per game this season, but Covington is very active on the defensive end, and his arm length advantage allows him to reduce the defensive burden on his shoulders at the front. In terms of defending the opponent's core players, Covington is also a no-brainer. What the Lakers need most at the moment is players who are willing to work hard to contribute to defense, and Covington is undoubtedly one of the best candidates.

Covington also has an important task, which is to further activate Westbrook, after all, the two of them were once very good teammates. Smith Jr.'s athleticism is impressive, making him a good fit as a substitute for Westbrook. Such a simple two-for-two may be a surprise, after all, the Lakers' other role players except Munch are very disappointing. James should also be best prepared for the playoffs, so Pelinka must speed up the processing of role player trades and let them complete the run-in with the Big Three as soon as possible. Initially, the feasibility of this deal is still quite high, it is better than no transaction, if the transaction can be completed, the Lakers into the playoffs is not a big problem.