After the Lakers lost to the Bucks by a big score, the team's trade seemed imminent, but the team only had Horton Tucker and the draft picks to have a certain deal value, and other chips were really difficult to attract the interest of others. So now, the Lakers may not have much to gain before the trade deadline!
According to journalist Chris Mannix, Wizards guard Dinwiddie is currently tradeable, and he also said that Horton Tucker plus the draft pick (not specified in the first or second round) may be able to attract the Wizards to send Dinwiddie.
This news has also caused heated discussion among Lakers fans, if you look at the current stage of immediate combat strength, Dinwiddie is undoubtedly better than Tucker Jr. In terms of offensive ability, Dinwiddie's offensive deterrent is obviously stronger than Tucker Jr.,And if he can trade Dinwiddie over, maybe there will be some good chemistry with Westbrook, Anthony Davis and James, which is also possible!
But will the deal really solve the Lakers' current predicament? In fact, it is very difficult, to know that the Lakers' most fundamental problem now is not offense, but defense! In the game against the Bucks, they can actually stalemate with their opponents on the offensive end, and scoring more than 110 points in the whole game is definitely not bad. But on the defensive end, they have no good way to restrain the opponent, especially the defense on the front line, which is really difficult to say. Trading Dinwiddie to the team may make the team's attack better, but it will also make the team's defense worse!
To know that Dinwiddie's best skill in the league for so many seasons is the deterrent power on the offensive end, and defense is not what he is good at. And the most important point is that Dinwiddie's performance this season is actually not so good, coupled with his limited ability on the defensive end, even if he comes to the team, it is difficult to bring qualitative changes to the team, so from now on, trading Dinwiddie really does not make any sense!