The NBA trade door officially closed after 4 a.m. this season, but in the final two hours, the Nets and the 76ers still reached a deal that was enough to shock the whole league, completing the swap between Harden and Ben Simmons. Not only that, the Lone Rangers' Porzingis was also sent to Washington, in exchange for the less-favored Dinwiddie and Bertans, Schroeder put on the Rockets' suit, Harrell went to Charlotte to report, and the two Lakers veterans also changed their doors and started again in this trading period. Even the Western Conference's top Suns, who didn't need to trade, missed the moment and welcomed winger Craig to join.
However, during this time, the Los Angeles Lakers, which should be traded the most, once again disappointed the fans, until the moment when the trading door was officially closed, the Los Angeles Lakers still did not make a trade, even if it was a humble "small fight". Last summer, the Lakers traded pop, Harrell, Kuzma and future draft picks to win the former MVP Westbrook, no doubt, this is a completely failed deal, after Westbrook joined the Lakers, he did not adapt to the Lakers' tactical system, but became one of the targets of head coach Vogel's enthusiasm for DNP.
Before the closing of the trade door, the Los Angeles Lakers have been struggling, in yesterday evening, the US media exposed a three-way deal between the Lakers, Knicks and Green Kai, in this potential deal, the Lakers are expected to bring Redish and Burks to the Lakers' lineup, but after 8 hours of negotiations, 15 points before the transaction door was closed, the deal finally failed. In the final fifteen minutes, the Los Angeles Lakers began to turn their attention to the Magic's T-Rose, but at this time, the Magic also declined the Lakers' request for a trade.
Earlier, Lakers reporter Dave McMenamin posted a meaningful tweet about the Cavaliers trade that year, saying: "The Cavaliers made a drastic trade for 6 players and a draft pick before the trade deadline to completely change the team lineup and let the Cavaliers regain competitiveness." "On the other hand, the Lakers, they still haven't pushed the deal in such a bad situation, bringing fresh blood to the team, and this ending is undoubtedly extremely frustrating for all Lakers fans."
However, for the Lakers' failed deal, the famous NBA salary expert Bobby Marks gave his own opinion, he believes: "The Lakers do not have some mid-range contracts of 5-16 million like the Cavaliers of the year." As I said last week, it's about math. Limited draft pick resources don't help either. "It's clear that last summer's team studded three mid-range contracts in exchange for a $44.21 million annual salary, and the only young Tucker with a contract of about ten million yuan was so depressed that almost no team was interested in him. From stud thick eyebrows to stud hawe, the Lakers have almost overdrawn their future, the only 2027 first-round pick has become a life-saving straw for the Lakers, and they dare not easily give this "only hope of the whole village" to people. It can be seen that the Lakers have entered a dead loop, even if they want to change, they are shy and have no good trading chips. However, many American fans are still dissatisfied with Pelinka's inaction, and even "scolded" Pelinka on the hot search list of American social media in just a few hours.