On February 17, Beijing time, the NBA trading deadline has expired, on the day of the trade deadline, a total of 10 transactions were reached and involved 24 teams, but the Los Angeles Lakers did not reach any deal, so the Lakers aimed at the buyout market; the US media SwitchPoints listed the Lakers' 4 major signing targets, Schroeder, Tristan Thompson.
The US media listed the Lakers' four major targets and ranked them.
First Dragic, second Gary Harris, third Tristan Thompson and fourth Schroeder.
According to previous reports, Dragic has reached a buyout agreement with the Spurs and will become a free agent, and the Lakers, Warriors, Clippers, Bucks, Nets, Bulls and other teams are interested in signing Dragic; previously, the US media had posted Dragic wearing a Lakers jersey P photo.
This season, the 35-year-old Dragic has played just five games, averaging 8 points, 2.8 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1 steal per game.
Gary Harbs, 27, averaged 11.5 points, 2.2 rebounds and 2 assists this season, shooting 44.2 percent from the field and 38 percent from three-point range, and it's uncertain whether the Magic will buy out his contract, gary Harris is paid $20.48 million this season; his outside defense ability can help the Lakers and share Bradley's playing time.
Tristan Thompson was traded to the Pacers, but he refused to play for the Pacers, but TT has played three games for the Pacers, averaging about 15 minutes per game; if he is bought out, the Lakers are interested in signing him.
Michael Scotto wrote: "I've been following Thompson, a player who can get into the playoffs and rotate teams and help the team. If Thompson is bought out by the Pacers, the Lakers are the next home to watch. Thompson has a lot of ties with the Lakers, and his rebounding ability can also help the Lakers.
So far this season, Thompson has played in 33 regular season games, averaging 15.2 minutes per game, 6 points, 5.2 rebounds, 0.6 assists and 0.4 blocks, shooting 48.8% from the field; TT has played alongside James in the Cavaliers and won the championship together, and their agent is Rich Paul.
Schroeder played for the Lakers for a season, due to poor playoff performances and demands for a large contract extension of hundreds of millions of dollars, the Lakers eventually gave up Schroeder, who accepted a $5.9 million a year middle exception to join the Celtics, today Schroeder was traded to the Rockets, before the deal, the Lakers had offered the Celtics several second-round picks and some base salary players but were rejected.
The Lakers intend to introduce Schroeder, but the Rockets do not plan to buy out Schroeder's contract at present, after Schroeder made his Debut for the Rockets, scoring 4 points, 5 assists and 3 rebounds on 6-of-2 shooting in 18 minutes.
It is worth mentioning that the Lakers' 15-man roster is full, if they buy out the market to recruit players, they need to lay off first and then introduce reinforcements; the Lakers are currently ninth in the West with 26 wins and 31 losses.