The Lakers have missed a great opportunity to improve their roster before the 2022 trade deadline, they have not made any moves before this year's trade deadline, and they cannot push for a deal involving Russell Westbrook after the first half of the season' defeat, which also means that the Lakers will have a hard time turning the tide in the remaining games.
But that doesn't mean the Lakers didn't try to reinforce the lineup before the trade deadline, and the Rockets reportedly tried to push for a deal involving Westbrook with John Wall and Christianwood, but Lakers management rejected the proposal. Just as the Lakers rejected the Rockets, some of the Lakers' offers were rejected by other teams.
According to the US media Steve Burpert, the Lakers tried to get the old Dennis Schroeder back to the team while pushing for a trade, but the Celtics rejected the inside story of the Lakers' offer:
"The news was that the Celtics were looking for a deal involving Schroeder at the time, and we were clearly told that the Lakers were offering several second-round picks and some base salary contracts, and there were some other chip negotiations, but the Celtics ultimately decided to clear the lineup space and reunite with Theiss."
"I think what they want is better than what they get," said a source involved in the internal Celtic discussions, "and maybe it would be better for Theis to return to the Celtics at this stage." ”
Dennis Schroeder has been sent to the Rockets by the Celtics, and if he eventually reaches a buyout contract with the Rockets, it is expected that he will still be able to attract the interest of many teams in the buyout market, and the Lakers will be one of them.
In fact, Dennis Schroeder's overall performance during his time with the Lakers last season was not ideal, so no one can guarantee that Schroeder will have a better performance after joining the Lakers again, and it is in the case that the Lakers already have a point guard player like Russell Westbrook who originally did not have the ability to stabilize the outside projection.