One James is enough to beat a Warriors team, and no fans may believe it before the game, but in fact James did it, he got 56 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists, leading the Lakers to a reversal victory over the Warriors. Looking at such a performance, it is enough to prove that James's remarks about continuing to play for the Lakers are absolutely from the heart. Basically, any trade rumors about James will definitely not come true in the end, and the Lakers can let anyone leave, but it can't be James. But the performance of James and the Lakers today is quite accidental, it is difficult to guarantee that their subsequent performance can maintain such a state, the Lakers can not stop the pace of advance planning.
At this time, there were also two trading plans for the Lakers, and the trading object was the two super giant partners around James, Thick Eyebrow and Westbrook. Although Westbrook's attendance rate is very high, his role in the team is not large, and the continuous absence of thick eyebrows has a great impact on the Lakers' defensive efficiency, but even if he is in the lineup, the Lakers may not have improved their record. The reason for sending them away is also very convincing, the author believes that they are the biggest trouble hindering the Lakers' future championship, and they can quickly send them away and maintain the hope of impacting the championship at the end of James's career.
The first plan is for the Lakers to trade with the Celtics and Rockets respectively, the Lakers send their thick eyebrows to the Celtics, replaced by quasi-All-Star forwards Jaylen Brown and Williams III, while Westbrook and Tucker, whose performance did not meet expectations, joined the Rockets, allowing the Lakers to get one of James's most admired players, Wall, and a high-quality interior Wood. The author believes that the feasibility of this scheme may not be too big, after all, the value of thick eyebrows is placed here, and it feels unlikely that the Celts can get thick eyebrows so easily. The swap between Wall and Wei Shao, which has been tried before, is logically difficult to match this deal.
The second option is for the Lakers to trade with the Timberwolves and Heat, with the Lakers exchanging Westbrook for Russell and Beasley of the Timberwolves and Adebayo, PJ Tucker, and Strus for the Heat. The author feels that this plan is a bit of a look, because the Lakers and counterparties have achieved their own needs. The Timberwolves have young quasi-giant players but lack veteran players who are full of experience, and Westbrook can play this role, while the Lakers are complemented by the old Russell, who is definitely better than Westbrook.
The Heat, who ranked first in the East, do not need to be traded, after all, the lineup is strong enough, but whether they can win the championship is another matter, they need more than Butler, Hiro, more need players like Thick Brow who are extremely dominant at both ends of the attack and defense, provided that Thick Brow remains healthy. And if the Lakers welcome All-Star center Adebayo and PJ Tucker, it is a real increase in defensive efficiency and strength. Sincerely suggest that the Lakers bravely implement this media exposure of the transaction plan, of course, or continue to build a team around James, when the Lakers no longer have a big three lineup, but should be closer to the championship time, I hope That James can take the championship before retiring, I believe this is also the result that fans who like James most want to appear.