For the Los Angeles Lakers, the 21-22 season has ended, and this season's Lakers have made a big mistake, and it turns out that the big deal for Westbrook in the offseason is wrong. The Lakers eventually missed the playoffs, and Westbrook averaged 18.5+ 7.4+ 7.1 per game, but the net efficiency -4 ranked 258th in the league. It turns out that Wei Shao has a certain ability, but he and James and thick eyebrows are really not suitable for together, so what way can the lakers send Wei Shao further in the future?
Today, James Piercey, author of the US media "NBA ANALYSIS NETWORK", has sold two major trading schemes, which are both deals for the Lakers and the Knicks, but for the Lakers, it may also be the best solution at present.
The first plan is for the Lakers to send Westbrook + the first round of 2027, the Knicks side to send Evan Fournier, Derrick Rose, Alec Burks, the starting point of the deal is also extremely simple, that is, to get the Lakers out of Westbrook, and Westbrook's 5-year $ 206 million contract expires in 2023.
In particular, Westbrook's contract expires in the summer of 2023, which is an absolute positive for the Knicks, when the Knicks open to free up $47.06 million in salary space. And the 29-year-old French guard Fournier, whose four-year, $73 million contract expires in the summer of 2025, is at least 38.9% of Fournier's three-point shooting rate compared to Westbrook, at least it can open up space. The 30-year-old Burks, whose three-year, $30 million contract expires in the summer of 2024, also has a 40.4 percent three-point shooting percentage per game, all of which are in line with the Lakers' requirements.
Finally, there is Derrick Rose, the youngest regular season MVP, but because of injury + age Rose is no longer a superstar, but Rose, who often comes off the bench, still has an efficient performance. Averaging 40.2 percent from three-point range per game, he has had a failed experience with James, but now Rose is very different, as the sixth man on the team is also what the Lakers need. For the Knicks, the team lineup will be younger, and the future can directly release an absolutely large salary space, and the single-core Westbrook can at least lead the team into the playoffs, referring to last year's Wizards.
The second option is the Randall + Fournier trade plan.
Randall won a big contract of $117 million for four years in the summer of 2021, and the performance and data are ok. But as a big man, Randall still lacks the ability to pull out space. If he partners with James and Thick Brow, he may also be able to form a two-tower lineup, but the Lakers will need an absolute three-pointer even more, after all, James must have players who can open up space!
In summary, Xiaobian feels that the feasibility of the first plan is big after all, the Knicks have not entered the playoffs this season, as the top three teams in the league market price, the Knicks need to have a star who can support the absolute façade.