After losing to the Blazers by two points at 105:107, the Lakers' record has reached 26 wins and 30 losses, although it is still in the 9th place in the West and is in the play-off position, but it is necessary to know that the Problems of the Lakers are huge. Against the Blazers, Westbrook did not play in this game, and the opponent was still a team that had just completed a big deal, and james was also quite disappointed in this loss, and when he was interviewed after the game, he also shouted for a trade, James said: "We have too many mistakes today, I am too tired to sleep; I will go to see what will happen on the trade deadline, but I am only focused on how to make us better." ”
From the actual situation of the team, the Lakers' ideal solution is to deal with Wei Shao, even if it is a future draft pick, can split his 44 million contract into several small contracts, which can not only increase the flexibility of the team, but also increase the depth of the team lineup. However, at present, in addition to the Rockets, no player is willing to accept Westbrook's contract, and sending away Westbrook in exchange for a Wall is also limited to the team's help, after all, Wall last season for the Rockets to play in the state of decline is also more serious, there is a risk of injury, with Westbrook for Wall is not the best solution, so the Lakers can only use Horton Tucker, hope to find a solution in his body.
This is not after James shouted about the deal, the Lakers discussed the tripartite deal about Tucker, according to the famous Scotto report, the Lakers, Raptors, Knicks discussed the three-way deal, involving Tucker, Reddish and others.
Specifically, the three-party discussion plan is:
The Lakers got: Cameron Redish, Alec Burks
Knicks got: Golan Dragic and some draft picks
The Raptors got: Horton Tucker, Noel
Separately, Scotto added, Nunn could also be added to the deal negotiations.
If this transaction plan is expected to be realized, this is more advantageous than the Lakers to send away Westbrook, first of all, Tucker's performance in the Lakers this season is not as expected, of course, considering that he is still young and has a lot of room for growth, so he is still a positive asset in the trading market, if he takes the team's first-round pick in 2027 in exchange for Reddish and Burks, then the Lakers' existing problems can be solved.
First of all, Burks is a veteran, the Lakers have long been interested in him, this season he played 54 games for the Knicks, averaging 27 minutes per game can get 11.1 points, 4.3 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.1 steals, three-point shooting rate reached 38.8%, he can greatly solve the Lakers' lack of shooting ability on the outside, and Burkes defense also has a considerable bonus to the Lakers. In addition, Redish, a highly potential 3D wing player, he can bring more imagination to the Lakers, which will be a great supplement to the team wing, and the most important thing is that he is very young and may become the backbone of the Lakers' future.
It can be said that this is a solution that takes into account the present and the future, so if this transaction can be realized, it will still be very helpful to the Lakers, so let's wait and see