The current trade deadline has passed, and the Lakers, who have not been able to perform well enough so far this season, have become one of the teams in the league that have not promoted any move, which is undoubtedly a surprising situation, and the league has also exposed some inside information about the Lakers before the trade deadline.
Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka said in an interview that this was the result of communication with James and Davis, but ESPN reporter Dave McMenamine revealed that sources said that Lakers management did not communicate with James and Davis:
The Lakers are definitely the team that needs to make a move before the trade deadline, but whether they can continue to strengthen the buyout market after they can't push the deal has also become the key to the team's impact on the championship this season.
On the other hand, according to the US media Sam Armik, the Lakers actually tried to trade King's player Buddy Hield before the trade deadline to send King's player Buddy Hield with Westbrook as the main chip, but this was rejected by the Kings (the next time the Kings and pacers pushed to send Hield away in the transaction involving Sabonis Jr.):
Considering that the Lakers tried to push for a deal involving Hield last offseason but ultimately chose Westbrook, this is undoubtedly a very ironic situation.
Finally, it should be mentioned that the Lakers have also tried to promote a deal involving Terrence Rose with the Magic, but the two sides have not been able to complete the deal:
It's no secret that the Lakers are interested in Terrence Rose, and the current roster does desperately need Rose's help on both ends of the perimeter offensive and defensive lines.