The much-watched Lakers have recently shown some signs of recovery, and everyone can always trust James, because James is still the most stable and outstanding player in the Lakers. In fact, as long as the thick eyebrows and Westbrook state are no problem, the Lakers' big three are unstoppable, but the problem is that this situation does rarely occur, and Westbrook's poor defensive ability is still the biggest hidden danger for the Lakers. At present, the Lakers have a bad news, the scoring ability of Nunn may be reimbursed for the season, he will become the Lakers' best audience.
In other words, Westbrook basically has no qualified bench, and the Lakers lack excellent defensive guards, and the only option is to bring in reinforcements. Generally speaking, teams that complete various transactions before the trade deadline will rarely test the waters in the buyout market, but the Lakers, who have no trading operations, will be more active. Some fans said that players who are abandoned by others cannot be good players, so they are not optimistic that the Lakers can introduce excellent players in the buyout market. This view is very much recognized by individuals, but there is no absolute in the world, if the Lakers really do not bring reinforcements, the playoffs may not be able to get the place.
In such a situation, we must always try our best in the buyout market. Previously, the media revealed that many players will be bought out, including Dragic, Satoransky, Thaddeus Young, Tristan Thompson and All-Star guard Wall. The above are the Lakers' favorite objects, but it is impossible to introduce them all. At present, the Lakers are rumored to be laying off employees, targeting Jordan Jr. or Bazmore. Personally, I think it is very correct, these two people have made little contribution to the Lakers, and it is long overdue to give up the quota to provide opportunities for some players with strong combat strength to join.
The Lakers' closest thing to bring in should be a veteran, he is the 36-year-old all-around guard Dragic. According to the famous Woj, Dragic will complete the buyout with the Spurs as soon as next week and become the first big fish player in the buyout market. The situation of the Spurs is well known, they have worked hard to make multi-party transactions, and finally completed the first step of the reconstruction phase, with more than 6 first-round picks in hand, and created more than $30 million of space, Jovic and Doncic should be the ultimate goal of the Spurs. Therefore, veteran Dragic is not in the Spurs' future planning.
Pelinka has said that she has been exchanging issues with James about the team's lineup and reinforcements, and if Dragic really appears in the buyout market, James should agree with the Lakers to introduce the veteran. The Lakers now have a lot of veterans, and it would not be too surprising to add a good guard who is similar to James' age. The most important thing is that Dragic is better than Westbrook in terms of organizational ability, and also has a certain three-point shooting ability, and his defensive ability is better than Westbrook. The Lakers' search for a Westbrook bench is actually just around the corner, and although Dragic is considered the preferred team not the Lakers, and there are several teams chasing, including the defending champion Bucks, everything is still in stone.
While the Lakers may be in a fierce competition with the Bucks for Dragic's addition, the Lakers may have intended to take a shot in the buyout market early on, knowing that other teams have completed a lot of trading options and there is basically no room to bring in buyout players. Combined with the fact that many teams may not be willing to pick a good second, this gives the Lakers a lot of room to attract reinforcements. Another guard, Schroeder, is a veteran of the Lakers, and the rumors of returning to the Lakers are getting stronger and stronger, but compared to Dragic, Schroeder may not be recognized by many super giants of the Lakers, and the fate of the return should not have come. Initially, the combination of the Lakers and Dragic is more likely, it should become the lakers' first signing, if it comes true, the playoff qualification should not be too much of a problem.