On February 8, 2022, Beijing time, the Lakers had another trade rumor flowing out, according to the open-air stand reporter Jake Fischer reported that the Lakers are the latest team linked to the Josh Richardson trade.
This season's Richardson averaged 24.9 minutes per game and was able to get 9.9 points, 2.9 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 0.8 steals and 0.5 blocks, and it is already a very good data to get such data without too much ball possession. And his shooting percentage this season is 44.4%, his three-point shooting rate is 40%, and his efficiency is also very good!
If the Lakers want to trade Richardson, then there is a high probability that they may trade with Tucker Jr. as the main chip! Horton Tucker is averaging 9.5 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game this season, shooting 40.6% from the field and 25% from three-point range! If you only look at the data and scoring efficiency of the two, Richardson may be better, after all, his outside three-point shooting rate is obviously better than Tucker's!
But the Lakers are actually hesitating, after all, Tucker Jr.'s defensive ability is still very good, and his very good physical condition allows him to give the team a good help on the defensive end. But the extremely unstable play on the offensive end also made the Lakers very uncomfortable. And if Richardson can join the team, then there is no doubt that he will help the team a lot on the offensive end, and may even become an outside attacker like Munch, so now it depends on how the Lakers weigh it!
If you want the effect of the defensive end, and you want the potential of Tucker Jr., then you won't make this deal, but if you want to have a better effect now, then trading Richardson seems to be a good choice, after all, Tucker Jr. has become the Lakers' most valuable chip, and it was not smooth to trade others before, if you can get a good role player, it is still good!