The opening of the buyout market, the Lakers should be the most active team, other teams generally have only a very small number of goals, the Lakers have 9 goals, although these players are a lot of media one-sided words, but the Lakers have no other choice, can only pick the next best. The hottest target is Dragic, who has been bought out by the Spurs, the veteran is very suitable for the Lakers, after all, the Lakers are actually considered to be an "old people's home" team, and the 36-year-old is not the oldest, I believe the Lakers will welcome him. In fact, Dragic's comprehensiveness is really rare, at least his defense is more reliable than Westbrook's.
However, not only the Lakers love Dragic, but also the Lone Rangers, Warriors, and Bucks are very concerned about his choice. In this way, the Lakers can only ask for more blessings, unless Dragic firmly chooses to assist James, otherwise the Lakers do not have enough attraction for Dragic to choose to join. In other words, it's just a very easy thing for other teams to steal the Lakers' prey. In addition to the Lone Rangers, the Warriors and Bucks are all favorites to win the championship, and if Dragic wants to win a championship, the first thing to exclude is the Lakers, after all, the Lakers can only get the most playoff playoff places.
If the prey is really robbed, the Lakers should also have a backup plan, otherwise Pelinka is really going to end the class. But it would be a shame that Dragic didn't make it to join, after all, he has easily contributed to the excellent data of averaging 19 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists per game in the past 21 playoff games. The data really doesn't lie, and Westbrook, as the league's highest-paid, should not be able to do such a performance. Now there is news that the Magic's strong guard Gary Harris is going to fall prey to the reduction of taxes and fees, and it is believed that the buyout procedure will be completed soon, and the Lakers intend to use this guard as Dragic's spare tire. Personally, I think this is a more surprising solution, for the following reasons.
Gary Harris is definitely a competent defender and can't be questioned about his abilities just because he could be bought out. He may not have as good stats as Dragic, and this season he has only averaged 12 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists per game, which is obviously better in scoring ability than organizational ability. But Harris's advantage is that both offensive and defensive ends are good at using strong bodies to fight, especially defense, there will be no Westbrook kind of arbitrariness, the alignment defense is very active, the Lakers need this defensive toughness to improve the quality of defense.
In addition, Harris's long-range shooting ability is still good, Westbrook can not do these jobs, the Lakers really can not miss Harris this time. Since the Lakers are full, it is inevitable to lay off first and sign new signings, but it is a very easy thing for the Lakers, and there are three players on the team waiting to be dealt with. Of course, if only one player is brought in, there is no need to purge the three. Considering the value of his contribution to the team, Jordan Jr. is probably the biggest favorite to be cut. Not to mention how much the ability to eat cakes has deteriorated, he has done nothing on the defensive end, and his teammates have not said it explicitly, but Vogel's approach is very clear and he is not willing to give him playing time.
There is not much time left for the Lakers, there are more than 20 games left in the regular season, and if the Big Three can stay healthy, the winning percentage returning to 50% should not be a problem. But the Lakers' record improvement requires the stable contribution of role players, whether it is Dragic or Gary Harris, who have a catalyst role. Munch, Tucker, and Westbrook are all players who have performed very nervously, and if they can inject a stable element, the Lakers players may also be stimulated, but they will burst out of great ability. If James sees that his teammates can reproduce the highlight performance, he does not have to make a big package, as long as he can enter the playoffs, he will play well one by one, maybe he can counterattack?