As a player with a career shooting rate of 40.9 percent from three-point range, Doug McDermott is arguably one of the most consistent players on the basketball court with the ability to shoot from the outside, which also means he will be a good reinforcement for the Lakers to consider this offseason.
Leaving aside whether the Lakers can get rid of the Russell Westbrook contract this offseason, management needs to strengthen outside shooters this offseason. So how can the Lakers push for a deal involving Doug McDermott? Us media James Pearsey gave the following two trading plans:
Scenario 1:
Spurs get: Taren Horton Tucker, Stanley Johnson
The Lakers got: Doug McDermott
Scenario two:
Thunder: Taran Horton Tucker, 2023 second-round pick (from the Lakers)
Spurs get: Derrick Favors, Stanley Johnson
The Lakers got: Doug McDermott
Both deals allow the Lakers to get a goalscorer like McDermott from the Spurs, but the Lakers need to sacrifice Horton Tucker and Stanley Johnson in plan one, which is of course a very worthwhile sacrifice.
In addition, in the second deal, the Lakers need to convince the Spurs and Thunder to push the trade at the same time, and in addition to sending Tucker and Johnson, the Lakers also need to sacrifice the second round draft picks in 2023, which is indeed more likely to let the Lakers get McDermott from the Spurs than the plan one.
For the Lakers, reinforcing the top scorers should be something they must do well, and even the key to determining the team's ability to impact the championship in the new season.