Three-quarters of the regular season has been played, some of the strongest teams have locked up playoff qualification, and the Nets and Lakers, which hope to compete for the championship, are still struggling for playoff playoff qualification. I believe that the Nets have no problem making the playoffs, and if Simmons makes a smooth comeback, it is really possible to win the championship, but first step over Harden and Embiid, of course, they have done it now. And the Lakers can basically give up this season, although the injury of the thick eyebrow recovery speed is very fast, but still do not expect too much, this season is difficult to help James too much.
The author knows these times, there are always rumors about the Lakers' trade, and sure enough, the author saw that there was a self-media author on the Internet who quoted a transaction news, and the Lakers may trade with the Rockets in the offseason. However, this potential scenario is familiar, specifically the Lakers sending Westbrook and Tucker Jr. and a 2027 first-round pick, it is worth mentioning that this is the first-round pick is a protected top ten pick, very high value, belongs to the Lakers' jewelry. The Rockets sent all-Star guard Wall and top shooter Gordon.
I believe that this plan does not need too much analysis, if the Lakers get Wall and Gordon, it is simply a big profit, and next season must not participate in the playoffs playoffs. But I firmly believe that this deal will happen, mainly for several reasons, one is that this so-called deal plan was talked about before the All-Star Game, and in the end nothing happened, and it is absolutely impossible to change from impossible to possible in a short period of time. Second, the Rockets are in the rebuilding stage and do not want to have such a high-paid and low-energy player as Westbrook anymore, and Tucker Jr. can still consider it, but to catch up with Westbrook, the Rockets are obviously not stupid.
Third, the Lakers will certainly not send out the first round of 2027, to let go of the long time, the Lakers' management would rather not operate, rather than randomly send away the future of the team again. Especially when James has been retired for a long time, this first-round pick will definitely sign a quasi-superstar player, and can no longer bury the future of the team for now. Therefore, the author believes that such a scheme will not be realized. Because the Lakers may focus on leaving James and thick eyebrows, it is basically difficult to bring in All-Star players, after all, the chips in their hands are not attractive at all. If there is a trading plan, it is at most a small repair.
Therefore, it is recommended that Lakers fans do not believe these trade rumors, including trades with James, thick eyebrows, etc. The Lakers actually prioritize commercial value, James more or less also has such considerations, the combination of the two is to maximize the commercial value, such economic benefits are difficult to give up. Therefore, James's choice to stay in the team is very reasonable. Do you really make winning the championship a must-have goal? The author believes that this is not necessarily true, just look at James's continuous creation of multiple records, as long as he can still play, some records are more important than the championship. I believe that James will not leave the Lakers in the short term, and it is worth looking forward to him continuing to break other records.