The NBA regular season has passed one-third, and the Lakers have a record of 17 wins and 15 losses, ranking 8th in the West.
Plan 1:
The Lakers traded Rivers + Christie for the Hawks' Dejounte Murray.
Murray: No. 29 pick in the first round in 2016, 27 years old, 1.96 meters tall, 81 kilograms, annual salary of 17.71 million, averaged 20.2 points, 4.5 rebounds, 5.3 assists, 1.6 steals and 0.4 blocks per game this season, and averaged 2.3 three-pointers per game, with a shooting rate of 37.4%.
Rivers: Lost draft in 2021, 25 years old, 1.96 meters tall, 89 kilograms, annual salary of 12.02 million, averaged 15.1 points, 4.7 rebounds, 5.0 assists, 0.9 steals and 0.1 blocks per game this season, hitting 1.7 three-pointers per game, shooting 36.8%.
Christie: No. 5 pick in the second round in 2022, 20 years old, 1.96 meters tall, 86 kg in weight, with an annual salary of 1.01 million, he averaged 4.3 points, 2.5 rebounds, 1.0 assists, 0.4 steals and 0.2 blocks per game this season, hitting 0.6 three-pointers per game, with a shooting rate of 30.2%.
Rivers + Christie's annual salary is similar to Murray's, and Murray's personal ability is almost equal to Rivers + Christie, Rivers can score, Christie has potential defensively, Murray can score, defend, and organize, and the Lakers are a good match, better than Russell.
Plan 2:
The Lakers traded Russell + Hachimura + Prince + Schifino for the Suns' Durant.
Durant: No. 2 pick in the first round in 2007, 35 years old, 2.11 meters tall, 109 kilograms, annual salary of 47.64 million, averaged 30.2 points, 6.4 rebounds, 5.9 assists, 0.8 steals and 1.1 blocks per game this season, averaged 2.2 three-pointers per game, and shot 46.7%.
Russell: No. 2 pick in the first round in 2015, 27 years old, 1.93 meters tall, 87 kg, annual salary of 17.31 million, averaged 15.1 points, 3 rebounds, 6.1 assists, 0.8 steals and 0.5 blocks per game this season, averaged 2 three-pointers per game, and shot 38.2%.
Hachimura: 2019 first-round No. 9 show, 25 years old, 2.03 meters tall, weighing 104 kg, annual salary of 15.74 million, averaging 12 points, 3.8 rebounds, 1.1 assists, 0.7 steals and 0.2 blocks per game this season, averaging 1.3 three-pointers per game, shooting 37.8%.
Prince: No. 12 pick in the first round in 2016, 29 years old, 1.98 meters tall, 98 kilograms in weight, with an annual salary of 7.1 million, averaged 10.2 points, 2.9 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 0.8 steals and 0.5 blocks per game this season, and averaged 2.2 three-pointers per game, shooting 39.4%.
Schifino: No. 17 pick in the first round in 2023, 20 years old, 1.93 meters tall, 97 kg in weight, annual salary, averaging 2.8 points, 1.2 rebounds, 0.8 assists and 0.2 blocks per game this season, averaging 0.2 three-pointers per game, shooting 12.5%.
The Lakers used the team's No. 4-6 scorer + a potential new star in exchange for Durant, who averaged 30.2 points per game at the age of 35, which is a good deal no matter how you look at it.
After the transaction is completed, the Lakers' starting lineup: James + Murray + Durant + Van der Biao + thick eyebrows, both offensive and defensive, scoring 4 points per game, averaging 20+ per game, and the defensive positions 1-5 are above the league average, especially Van der Biao and thick eyebrows are at the defensive level.
The only drawback is that the bench strength has been weakened a lot, the original No. 2-6 scorers have all been traded, and the bench lineup is only Vincent + Reddish + Wood + Hayes, if Vincent can return to the state of the Heat after returning from injury, then the Lakers will really be invincible.
If the Lakers reach the above two deals, the probability of winning the championship is not 100%, but at least 95%!