Taren Horton Tucker is a talented young two-man in the Lakers' squad, and he does have a consistent offensive and defensive performance in his game. While he still has untapped talent potential, many will still see Horton Tucker as an inexperienced young player.
Before the closing date of this year's transaction, there was news that the Lakers put Tarron-Horton-Tucker on the shelves, but in the end, the Lakers still did not successfully promote the transaction involving Horton-Tucker. It is worth noting that there are reports that the Horton Tucker deal is not worth much, and even some teams regard him as a "garbage contract":
League insiders said Tarren Horton Tucker and the Lakers' 2027 first-round picks were put on the shelves before the deal deadline. But sources say other teams have shown little interest in Horton Tucker, even saying the 21-year-old is a player with an unsatisfactory contract. The Lakers also need to give Horton Tucker an annual salary of $10.3 million in the new season. ”
Eric Pinkus, a reporter for the Open Stand, also spoke in a recent report about the potential trade between Horton Tucker and Pincus, specifically mentioning that the Horton Tucker trading market was "not so ideal" before the closing date:
"To complicate matters further, Horton Tucker's contract includes player options for the 2023-24 season, with the Lakers forcing up the opportunity to send Tucker to the Raptors and get Kyle Lowry back before the 2020 trade deadline."
"He's probably going to be a great player in the next four or five years, but he's not yet," said one Western conference executive, "and if we push for a deal involving him and he plays explosively, he's going to jump out of contract in 2023 and become a free agent, and we can't control his contract." ”
From this point of view, the promotion of the deal involving Horton Tucker at this stage is indeed not particularly attractive to other teams, he still can not prove his players very well, coupled with his contract situation, this is certainly not a small risk. For the Lakers, giving Tucker some more time and seeing how he can grow will be the best option for the team.