On December 22, Beijing time, the Lakers lost to the Timberwolves 111-118, the team lost 4 in a row, the longest losing streak in the West, with a record of 15 wins and 14 losses, ranking 10th in the West.
First of all, James, thick eyebrows, and Rivers can't move, followed by Prince and Hachimura can consider staying, and the others can be used as trade chips.
With 31 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 assists today, thick eyebrows are the core of the Lakers' offense and defense;
Rivers came off the bench with 20 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists, and was the Lakers' most reliable scorer other than James Mei;
Prince had 14 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist, 4 of 4 three-pointers, and an annual salary of only 4.52 million, which was very cost-effective.
Other players can be used as trading chips, and the trading partner should be known to everyone, that is, DeRozan and Caruso of the Bulls, yesterday's game with the Bulls can be seen how much James likes Caruso, the Bulls beat the Spurs 114-95 today, Caruso played 21 minutes, 4 of 6, got 8 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals, plus or minus +10, DeRozan played 21 minutes, 4 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 block, 9 of 15, 1 of 3 three-pointers, 2-of-2 free throws, a superb 3D, and a mid-range shooting prince, isn't that exactly what the Lakers want?
Caruso has an annual salary of 9.46 million and averages 9.5 points per game, while DeRozan has an annual salary of 28.6 million and averages 22.3 points per game
Russell's annual salary is 17.3 million, averaging 15.3 points per game, and Hachimura's annual salary is 15.74 million, averaging 11.2 points per game.
After the trade is completed, the Lakers starters: Caruso + DeRozan + James + Van der Biao + thick eyebrows, and the bench lineup: Rivers + Reddish + Prince + Wood + Hayes. This lineup can ensure that the Lakers have enough strength to compete for the championship, if the Lakers are out of the playoffs early this year, maybe James is really going to retire, so the Lakers will definitely meet James' requirements in order to ensure that James can play for two more years.