Some time ago, Bulls star DeRozan was a guest on "The Old Man & The Three" about his almost joining the Lakers, DeRozan said: "In my opinion, joining the Lakers at that time was basically a certainty, because I felt that they were waving to me, and then with the opening of free market I was excited to plan to sign the Lakers, suddenly Lowry called me and said that they had traded Wilson, and I was very confused and difficult to accept reality. Because in my mind, joining the Lakers was the only option at that time, but when Wilson was traded, I clearly knew that joining the Lakers was impossible. It is worth mentioning that DeRozan and James had in-depth exchanges in private at that time, and even DeRozan's team had discussed with the Spurs to join the Lakers by signing first and then changing, but unfortunately it was not possible, because James chose the latter between DeRozan and Weston.
There is no doubt that DeRozan is unwilling to fail to join the Lakers at that time, if the Lakers chose DeRozan, he may have achieved James' fifth championship trophy, and the Lakers will not be empty, it turns out that both James and the Lakers management regret missing DeRozan, so giving Old Jen and Pelinka another chance will definitely not be missed, fortunately, DeRozan has not been dead set on joining the Lakers, especially when Wei Shao was traded to join the Lakers more firmly, The important thing is that DeRozan said in a recent interview that Los Angeles is my hometown, the Lakers are my dream team, I have been waiting 13 years to join the Lakers, but I clearly know that the NBA is a business, and I know that the Lakers need to win the championship, so expect something incredible to happen this summer offseason!
It is clear that DeRozan is clearly forcing palace management to trade himself, so the Lakers are interested in trading DeRozan this summer offseason; On June 5, Beijing time, according to the latest news of NBA media "Fadeaway World", the Lakers management has had a simple call with the Bulls management, and the Lakers gave a set of 2-for-1 trade plans, specifically the Lakers sent Russell and the 2029 first-round pick to get DeRozan. It is worth mentioning that according to an anonymous executive in the East, Bulls management is very interested in the Lakers' offer chips, especially the 2029 first-round pick makes the Bulls general manager excited, which means that DeRozan is expected to realize his desire to join the Lakers this summer offseason, and has to say that after waiting 13 years to finally play for his hometown team, it is no wonder that Pelinka is not interested in Irving to keep Hachimura and Reeves at the same time, the purpose is to welcome the arrival of DeRozan.
To know that DeRozan has established the position of the boss since joining the Bulls, but also assumed the position of scorer, averaging 26.2 points + 5 assists + 4.9 boards per game is the best proof, for the Lakers DeRozan is indeed a good choice, at least from his own contract point of view is very cost-effective, so if the Lakers can really get DeRozan is really expected to help James achieve the fifth championship trophy, I don't know what readers think? Welcome to comment in the message area, and the little hands that move to make a fortune pay attention!