In the case of sitting on the big three, the Lakers can not even get a play-off place, which makes the season not over, the US media has begun to frequently recruit the Lakers to complete the transaction.
The core of the deal is naturally to break up the big three, release the team's salary space, fundamentally solve the problem, and rebuild the championship lineup.
Among them, Westbrook is the most mentioned player, after all, it is his joining that directly led to the failure of the Lakers this season, and his playing style is completely incompatible with James.
In addition, Horton Tucker, who completed a contract extension with the Lakers last summer, has also become the target of public criticism, because the Lakers not only refused to trade Lowry for him, but also gave up the one-handed caruso he had cultivated in order to keep him.
As a result, Horton Tucker's performance was a mess, not only failed to play a tens of millions of dollars, but the performance further declined, which is another important reason for the Lakers' failure this season.
In response to such a situation, the US media "nbaanalysis" also targeted these two players, giving the Lakers 2 transaction plans to pursue Turner, of which 3 for 1 is too perfect, 3 for 2 selling Wei Shao, Hilde chi to help lao Zhan.
Trading Scenario 1
Lakers: Get Turner;
Pacers: Get Horton Tucker + Nunn + Rivers.
For the Lakers, this is certainly a perfect deal, because the team only paid part of the non-core players to trade Turner, a quasi-All-Star level inside lineman.
And Turner's style of play is very suitable for the Lakers, as early as last year's offseason and this season's trade deadline, there were a large number of US media to recruit the Lakers, should pursue Turner.
The reason is also very simple, Turner is an interior lineman with spatial ability, and the ability to protect the basket is very good, and he has won the crown king award.
Therefore, Turner is almost the perfect interior partner choice for thick eyebrows, both have excellent basket protection ability on the defensive end, Turner's sense of rebounding protection is not good, but thick eyebrows can fill this short board.
Brother Thick Brow is not willing to fight against the No. 5 player, Turner can provide confrontation ability, and can pull to the outside line as an endpoint on the offensive end, fully meeting the requirements of James and Brother Thick Brow.
As for chips, the Pacers have been asking for a first-round pick, and the Lakers didn't give a first-round pick, but three players, of which Nunn traded for extremely low value, around a second-round pick.
As a loser, Although Rivers is not worth much, he has shown Caruso-like offensive and defensive qualities in the Lakers this season, coupled with his young age, it is indeed worth the Pacers' bet.
But the core chip of the deal is still Horton Tucker, and how the Pacers measure Tucker's value is the key to the deal.
Referring to the performance of the players who left the Lakers in the past, Tucker, who has excellent arm span and full offensive potential, is completely worth betting, but Horton Tucker has shortcomings in projection, and the Lakers still need to add other future chips if they want to smoothly change to Turner.
Transaction Scenario 2
The Lakers get: Turner + Hield;
The Pacers got: Westbrook + Rivers + 2027 first-round pick (unprotected).
Similar to the previous deal plan, the Lakers are still the big winners of the deal, not only cleaning up Wei Shao, but also exchanging two players who meet the team's needs to improve their immediate combat strength.
Among them, Turner will become the starting No. 5 position, partnering with the thick eyebrow brother inside, Hield has always been the Lakers Pelinka's favorite reinforcement target, providing the space capabilities that James and the thick eyebrow brother need.
For the Pacers, Westbrook's contract is about to expire, meeting the team's needs in the early stages of reconstruction, which can free up nearly $50 million for the team at the end of next season.
In addition, the Pacers received an unprotected first-round pick, which also fit the rhythm of the team's rebuilding.
According to the above, the young Rivers is also worthy of the team's development, but even so, such a chip is still difficult to exchange for Hilde and Turner two players.
Fortunately, from the perspective of the situation of the two teams, there are indeed chips worth exchanging, but the two plans given by the US media are too good for the Lakers, and there is some room for adjustment.