Recently, the Lakers have lost consecutive battles. After losing to the Bucks, James said the Lakers and Bucks are not a level team. And against the Blazers, the Lakers didn't have the energy of the whole team. Westbrook didn't play the Blazers, but the Lakers still lost. Judging from the current situation of the Lakers, not only is the run-in of the big three not in place, but there are serious problems with the entire team.
It can be said that the Lakers' operation of trading Westbrook last summer was wrong, the Lakers sent away two major front-liners Pop and Kuzma, and did not renew Caruso, which led to the Lakers lacking a number of important rotation players in the championship season. Originally, the outside world believed that If Wei Shao, a player with 40 million, did not play the game, the Lakers would have a chance to win. But in fact, the problem with the Lakers is that the team still lacks some tough players who can score points to share the pressure on James and Davis. If the team is missing 40 million players for no reason, it is strange that the team can win.
In such a situation, the US media broke the news that the Lakers 2-for-1 trade Wall is about to be reached, and the Lakers sent Westbrook and a future first-round draft pick to get Wall from the Rockets trade. The US media pointed out that as long as James nodded, the Lakers could immediately reach the deal. Compared to Wei Shao, Wall at least will not play on the ball, he can bring more help to the Lakers.
However, the Lakers may also reach a three-way deal, with the Lakers sending Tucker and the first round, and trading from the Knicks to Reddish and Burks. Compared with The Swap Deal by Westbrook Wall, this three-way deal can improve the Lakers' frontal defense and bench strength.