The Lakers have a poor record recently, losing to the Mavericks, Spurs and Bulls, rumors about the Lakers trade have been endless, as Reaves is playing well on the bench, the media believes that the Lakers' main trade chip is Russell, and no matter what trade Russell will be, not only because Russell's current role in the Lakers is really limited, and it is difficult to agree on the team's goal of competing for the championship, but also because Russell's contract is very cost-effective, 2 years and 36 million US dollars, as a player who has been selected as an All-Star, this contract is very flexible, and Russell can be left as the team's scorer or sent away in exchange for draft picksAlthough Russell is not a good candidate for a championship, he is still a mistake as a scorer in the middle of the table.
But some media believe that the player that the Lakers should send away is Hachimura, Hachimura is in very bad shape this season, it is difficult to get a chance to play in regular time, the defensive end is not as good as Vanderbilt and Reddish, and the offensive end cannot help the team. Hachimura had a good performance against the Nuggets in the playoffs last season, the Lakers reached a 3-year, $51 million contract with Hachimura in the offseason, and Hachimura practiced hard with James for a summer in the offseason, but the new season did not achieve the expected results, and he was never reused by Ham, so Hachimura is also a potential trade chip for the Lakers.
In addition, Vincent is also very likely to be traded, since joining the Lakers, Vincent has been recovering from injuries, playing in a total of 5 games, averaging 5.4 points and 3 assists per game, which is not worthy of the Lakers' annual salary of tens of millions, and if the Lakers want to compete for the championship, a trade is imperative.