The regular season is more than halfway through, and the strength of the teams has been fully displayed at this time. The West is led by the Suns and Warriors, who are also the teams most likely to meet in the Western Conference; the East is a bit interesting, the 76ers have increased their strength after getting Harden, and the strength of the Bucks, Heat and Bulls should not be underestimated, it seems that anyone can play the Finals. The Lakers, on the other hand, are a mess, and even trading James has become a topic!
Management doesn't work, the dressing room looks contradictory, and the team's record isn't ideal, all of which makes the Lakers look like they're going to rebuild right away. Recently, NBA reporter Chris Broussard said in the podcast show that James is old and futuo, if he is put into the market, his trading value is still huge! It is worth mentioning that this season James averaged 28.9 points, 8.0 rebounds and 6.4 assists per game, Westbrook can not trade out, thick eyebrow glass attributes, if the Lakers really plan to break up this lineup, then James or really the most likely to be traded away.
In today's derby with the Clippers, the Lakers once again lost this crucial card battle, and in three games between the two teams this season, the Lakers lost to their opponents. Now that their record has fallen to ninth in the West and the gap between their eighth Clippers wins has once again been widened, if they follow this momentum to enter the playoffs, the Lakers may not even have to play in the playoffs, and at that time, will it be necessary for them to retain the existing lineup? Now the media across the Country is rumored that James is likely to return to the Cavaliers to play, which has put a lot of pressure on the Lakers management.
The young Cavaliers have quickly completed their rebuilding, and if James can join them, they can immediately become the favorite team for the championship again. But who could have predicted that James would get caught up in trading rumors? Even for the 2018 Cavaliers, management, knowing they couldn't keep Him in the summer, never had the idea of trading James. Today's situation is indeed lamentable.