Just one game away from his stunning performance of 56 points and 14 rebounds, James has contributed another great performance: 18 of 25 shots against the Wizards, efficiently bombing 50 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists while helping the team win 122-109. Following this momentum, Old Zhan even has the opportunity to win the oldest scoring champion in the history of the league. However, no matter how well James performed, it could not hide the Lakers' crotch this season.
In October 2020, the Lakers were still the championship team, and now only a year and a half later, their record has fallen to 10th place in the West, and without the rule of the playoffs, they can already declare that they are missing the playoffs this season. The Lakers in the 2019-20 season have Zhan Mei as the core, as well as Pop, Kuzma, Caruso and other tough players, whether defensive or offensive, are the top level of the league, and now without these young players, the former hard work and vitality are gone. If you want to break the current predicament, the Lakers can only go through the trade.
Rumors have spread from the beginning of the season to the present, recently the US media Fade World suggested that the Lakers and the Bulls trade, and detailed a 1-for-7 transaction plan, the specific content is: the Lakers sent away the thick eyebrow brother, get the Bulls' Vucevic + Caruso + Kobe White + Dosem + Williams + 2022 first round pick + 2026 second round pick. In this way, the Lakers can largely eliminate some potential injury hazards, while adding some energetic young players and the future, which is inevitably a good deal.
Chicago is also the hometown of the thick eyebrow brother, if you can play for the Bulls, the thick eyebrow is also considered to be the root of the fallen leaves. LaVine does not have much playoff experience, DeRozan's playoff performance is also debatable, but the thick eyebrow brother is different, he has killed in the Finals, he can join the Bulls, will definitely benefit the young Bulls.
Of course, the Lakers traded away the thick eyebrow brother, which is basically to give up the championship competition, but now they do not have any hope of competing for the championship.