In the past NBA trading deadline, the Lakers, who were looking around, did not make any trades. According to McNaming, a reporter who has long reported on the Lakers, said that from the information he learned, the communication between Lakers general manager Pelinka and James and Davis is problematic.
The reporter revealed that after the trade deadline, Pelinka communicated with him, and Pelinka said that there was no deal before the trade deadline, and he and James and Davis reached an agreement.
But then he was told by James and a person close to Davis that "What Pelinka said was a complete lie." Because Pelinka did not communicate with James and Davis on the day of the trade deadline. ”
To this end, the reporter's comprehensive analysis feels that the Lakers' problems not only appear on the court's continuous losses, but also off the court. The off-court issue is Pelinka's leadership at the Lakers.
Before the trade deadline, the Lakers frequently reported trading scandals, especially about Westbrook. But because the value of Westbrook's current deal is very low, many teams have asked the Lakers to send a future first-round draft pick, and in the end, it is not clear whether the Lakers are reluctant to have the first-round draft pick, or other reasons, but they failed to successfully trade Westbrook, and Tucker and others also stayed on the team.
But the Lakers coaching staff is clearly hoping to trade Westbrook. The previous US media has also reported on this, and it seems that Vogel is very troubled by the inability to use Haoweishao.
Now, the Lakers are ranked 9th in the West, and they can only use the existing lineup to continue to fight without a trade. But if they continue to play like this, whether they can still make the playoffs seems to be very hanging, after all, there is still no chemistry between the big three, and the Lakers' problem is still a basket.