The door to the NBA trade has been closed, and the Los Angeles Lakers have made no moves in this trading window, surprising many fans. In the author's opinion, the Lakers do not want to complete the transaction before the transaction deadline arrives, but the Lakers' trading chips are somewhat out of hand, and it is difficult to find the next home for the time being between the 40 million contracts of Wei Shao. Trading chips such as Taknarn can't be exchanged for any valuable players. Therefore, the Lakers simply chose to stay still, strive to gain something in the next buyout market, and achieve the goal of a weak lineup.
But the Lakers' current 15-man lineup is full, and if the Lakers really plan to test the waters to buy out the market, they must choose to lay off employees to make room for a new player. From the current situation, if the Lakers choose to lay off employees, the inside fighter Jordan Jr. and Bazemore, who joined the Lakers this summer, are likely to become the target of the Lakers' purge. Jordan Jr. joined the Lakers after reaching a buyout agreement with the Nets, under the recruitment of James, he also became one of James's cronies, but Jordan Jr.'s state declined seriously, as he grew older, his speed dropped significantly, losing Tan Su's little Jordan, in the Lakers' defensive end to protect the frame is limited, Little Jordan's offensive ability generally relies on the guard player guards to complete the score, so he can not play a role in the Lakers' offensive and defensive ends, and is naturally abandoned by head coach Vogel.
After returning from the Warriors to the Lakers' Bazemore to the Lakers, he is in no shape, and he has now fallen out of the Lakers' rotation lineup. Basically has become a Lakers water dispenser player. If the Lakers gain something in the buyout market, Jordan Jr. and Bazemore are likely to leave the Lakers. According to REPORTS IN THE US MEDIA, TT, which has been traded to the Pacers, is likely to reach a buyout with the Pacers. The 30-year-old interior blue-collar player has excellent rebounding and defensive skills, and more importantly, he has won the championship with Zhan Huang at the Cavaliers. In an interview with media reporters, TT publicly said that if there is a buyout with the Pacers, he will give priority to joining the Lakers.
But Lakers general manager Pelinka seems to have her own ideas. He intends to help the Lakers bring in a backcourt player in the buyout market. Schroeder, a backcourt player who was abandoned by the Lakers this summer, became the target of the Purple and Gold. In the just-concluded trade deadline, Schroeder was sent to the Rockets by the Celtics. For the Rockets, which are rebuilding, there is a good chance that they will reach a buyout with Schroeder. The purpose of the people to bring in Schroeder is very obvious, and the integration of Westbrook and the Lakers is not very good, and they hope to bring in a backcourt player to share the pressure on James. The arrogant Schroeder asked the Lakers management for a $100 million contract last summer, and the Lakers eventually sent him to the Celtics. The contradiction between Schroeder and the Lakers was also revealed.
Under the operation of Pelinka last summer, Lakers veterans including Howard, Ariza, Bazemore and others have returned to the Purple and Gold. Although there is indeed a lot of contradiction between Schroeder and the Lakers management, it is not surprising if Pelinka chooses to eat back grass. It's just that the Lakers want to reintroduce Schroeder's idea, and there may be no small difficulty in implementing it. In addition, veteran Dragic is likely to reach a buyout agreement with the Spurs, if the Lakers really want to strengthen the backcourt lineup, the Slovenian veteran is likely to be the lakers' ideal target, but the 37-year-old Dragic is bound to disrupt the age structure of the Lakers, and then the Lakers' nursing home will add another member.