After a losing season, Lakers general manager Pelinka once again completed a drastic lineup adjustment, introducing the third giant Wei Shao, and the result was a double-digit new invocation, which not only failed to solve the problem, but put the team in a bigger predicament.
So far, the Lakers have only achieved a bad record of 29 wins and 40 losses, fortunately, the competition in the West is not fierce, and the Lakers are still in the ninth position, with the opportunity to enter the playoffs through the playoffs.
However, even if the team enters the playoffs through the playoffs, it will also face the Suns, the number one in the league, and the possibility of the team being able to cross the risk is very small.
Then in the case of the probability of winning the championship this season is hopeless, the US media has also begun to recruit the Lakers and set their sights on the next season.
The top priority is naturally to send away Wei Shao, a player who brought problems, although after joining the Lakers, Wei Shao is conscientious and has made various ability adjustments in accordance with the requirements of the Lakers coaching team.
But the problem is that Wei Shao's style is like this, shooting shortcomings and high error rates at key moments are difficult to change in a short period of time, so trading Wei Shao has become the lakers' first problem to solve.
To this end, the US media "nbaanalysis" also supported the Lakers, and could complete a 3-for-3 deal with the Magic in the offseason.
This deal is expected to help the Lakers kill two birds with one stone, although they can endure the pain of cutting love 2 first-round picks, but Zhan Mei can win 3 big helpers in one breath and launch another attack on the championship.
Potential trading scenarios
Lakers sent out: Wei Shao + 2026 first round pick + 2028 first round pick;
Magic Sent: Isaac + Terrence Rose + Fultz.
Before discussing the deal, it is necessary to point out some technical errors in this plan, that is, the Lakers' 2026 first-round pick cannot be traded.
Because the Lakers promised the Pelicans that they could choose one of the first-round picks in 2024 and 2025 in the process of previous trades with the Pelicans, the Lakers could not determine whether they could trade the 2025 first-round pick.
In addition, according to the rule that a team cannot trade consecutive first-round picks, the Lakers cannot determine whether the first-round picks in 2026 can be traded, and only when the Pelicans make a decision in 2024 can the Lakers carry out follow-up operations.
And according to the league regulations, a team can only trade the first round of picks in the past 7 years, which leads to the Lakers can really trade the first round of the first round of the 2027 first round picks.
But after entering the offseason, both 2028 and 2029 can also be traded, and in order to avoid consecutive trades, the first round of the deal plan for 2026 and 2028 should be changed to the first round of 2027 and the first round of 2029.
Although there are certain rules and small mistakes, this plan is still worth exploring, after all, they are the lakers' first-round signing, which two years of transaction value gap is not large.
Speaking of the deal itself, for the Lakers, taking two first-round picks to send away Wei Shaoben is within the plan, but the chips exchanged should be in line with the team's wishes, and this plan can be used as an alternative.
Judging from the situation this season, the Lakers management is obviously dissatisfied with the repeated reinforcement requirements of zhan mei's two cores, on the one hand, they do not want to pay luxury taxes, and on the other hand, they do not want to overdraft the future.
After all, James is not young, referring to the Cavaliers and Heat after James's departure before, it is reasonable that the Lakers management does not want to be a chicken feather in the future.
As a result, Lakers management needs to find a balance between reinforcing that is, and securing the future, and the deal just meets their requirements.
Both Fultz and Isaac are extremely talented young players with good immediate combat ability, and Rose is also the instant power reinforcement candidate that the Lakers have been looking for in the past few seasons.
This allowed the Lakers to meet the requirements of Zhan Mei to continue to strengthen on the one hand, and even sent two first rounds with great sincerity, and also bet on The two new stars of Isaac and Fultz for the future of the team, so that the team structure returned to the normal track of the new and old combination.
So for the magic team in the process of rebuilding, why are they willing to take over the big contract of Westbrook, while sending Fultz and Isaac who meet the team's reconstruction plan?
The reason comes from three aspects, the first point is that Westbrook's contract will expire, which will make huge room for the team to ensure that the future team can leave the new stars played in the lineup.
The second point is that Isaac himself is seriously injured, and with a four-year, $80 million contract, his growth space and importance are rapidly declining as Bamba, Wendel Carter Jr. and Wagner grow rapidly.
Fultz's situation is similar to Isaac's, it seems that the Magic team has always been very optimistic about Fultz, but he is carrying a 3-year, 50 million contract and is plagued by injuries.
With Cole Antoni and Sargas making a name for themselves, Fultz is no longer irreplaceable in the Magic's blueprint for the future.
Coupled with the fact that the Magic team is still crazy, there will inevitably be a large number of top newcomers in the future, and the opportunities left for Fultz and Isaac in the future are doomed to be few.
So, for both teams, it's a deal to take what they need.
The Lakers management meets the needs of Zhan Mei to continue to compete for the championship while satisfying its own investment in the future, and healthy Isaac and Fultz will provide depth and impact for the team, and Rose is also an excellent instant combat force.
For the Magic, the team cleared out the rebuilding secondary core, leaving room for the real core, while adding more future first-round picks, improving the flexibility of the overall operation, and making room for the core to be left early.