The Lakers' losing season has ended, and this summer the Lakers face many choices, and how to continue to build a championship team around the Zhan Mei double core is extremely important. Now the US media has listed the Lakers' perfect plan for this summer, one is to trade Brogdon and Hield with Westbrook, the second is to hire Raptors coach Nas, and the third is to hire Thunder general manager Peresty to replace Pelinka.
Not only did the Lakers not make the playoffs this season, they didn't even advance to the playoffs, and now there are many rumors in the league that the Lakers will make major changes to the lineup and coaching department this summer. The Lakers have fired their head coach Vogel, are also mulling how to trade away Westbrook, and are choosing a new head coach, and the US media has given what they think is the lakers' perfect plan.
First, trade With Westbrook to get Brogdon and Hield.
The Lakers went looking to complete a trade with the Pacers, trading with Westbrook to get Brogdon and Hield. Brogdon and Hield are both younger and better suited to James and the Thick Brow Brother. The deal, combined with hiring the right head coach, may be the quickest way for the Lakers to return to the title race.
One of the downsides of the Lakers deal is that they need to accept Brogdon with 3 years left on his contract, and Hield has 2 years left, and still can't clear the salary space in a short period of time. Of course, there are also rumors that the Lakers traded with the Hornets, exchanging Westbrook for Hayward and Rozier.
Second, hire Raptors coach Nas as the new head coach.
The Raptors immediately announced the dismissal of coach Vogel the day after the season ended, even though he led the Lakers to the 17th championship in team history in 2020. At present, the Lakers and a number of head coaches have been rumored, such as Rivers, Snyder, Juwan Howard, etc., and even Zen master Jackson has also appeared in the rumors. However, the US media believes that Raptors coach Nas is the most suitable for the Lakers, especially he led the Raptors to win the championship in 2019, but it is more difficult for the Lakers to dig the wall.
Third, hire Thunder general manager Peresti to replace Pelinka.
At the same time, the US media will also hire Thunder general manager Presti with the Lakers, after all, Pelinka's operation has been "angry", and the Lakers have deteriorated in the past two seasons. On the other hand, Peresti's operation at the Thunder is extremely good, not only to free up a lot of salary space, but also to hoard a lot of draft picks, and James has also praised Peresty, so he is suitable to become the new general manager of the Lakers.
(Text/Drunken Floating Life)