With the mid-season trade period approaching, the Lakers have once again fallen into rumors, from the Bulls' LaVine, DeRozan, Caruso, to the Hawks' Murray, to the Nets' Royce O'Neal and Finney-Smith, there have been a lot of trade rumors about the Lakers in the market in the past period, and many reporters, including team reporter Jovan Buha, have also exposed the Lakers' intention to strengthen in many aspects.
In this case, the American media "fadeawayworld" believes that the Lakers do not have to focus on strengthening another star at all, and selecting some suitable role players has hope to solve the problem.
At the same time, combined with the actual needs of the Lakers' lineup, he gave the Lakers 3 trade supports, including 3 for 1 to welcome back Schroder, and 5 for 1 to take over Grant.
Trading option one
Lakers get: Capela;
Eagles get: Vincent + Prince + Hayes.
The Lakers strengthened Wood and Hayes in the offseason, but their performance was a mess, with the former lacking a solid defense and the latter having no ball quotient to speak of, resulting in Bushy Eyebrows having to take on too much rotation responsibility and even playing with injuries at one point.
Capela is the perfect backup center to share the pressure and add diversity to the Lakers' roster in both the regular season and the playoffs.
For the Hawks, the value of the chips is not high, and the only possibility is a complete rebuild, hoping to give Okongu more opportunities to grow as a starter, while clearing Capela's contract to make room as soon as possible.
Trading option two
The Lakers get: Schroder;
The Raptors get: Vincent + 2025 second-round pick (Lakers) + 2027 second-round pick (Lakers).
As a Lakers veteran, Schroder can fit into the Lakers' rotation system almost seamlessly, providing consistent tandem, scoring and defense.
In the offseason, because of contract problems, the Lakers were forced to let go of Schroder, and at the same time brought in Vincent to try to fill the vacancy.
Schroder, who is averaging 14.1 points and 6.9 assists per game this season, would be the perfect candidate for the Lakers to sort out their second-line offense, and given the Raptors' poor competitiveness, the Lakers will have a chance to bring Schroder back if the latter chooses to tear down and rebuild in the middle and late season.
Trading plan three
The Lakers get: Grant;
The Trail Blazers get: Hachimura + Schifino + 2025 second-round pick (Lakers) + 2025 second-round pick (Clippers) + 2027 second-round pick (Lakers).
In order to keep Lillard, the Trail Blazers kept Grant with a long-term contract of more than 100 million, but Lillard left the team, the team entered a rebuilding period in an all-round way, and Grant's contract and role became very embarrassing.
This season, he is averaging 22.2 points, 3.9 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game, shooting 40.6% from three-point range, and has the potential to become an upgraded version of Hachimura.
Even if Grant's defensive ability is overrated, if the Lakers can get him for only three second-round picks, this deal is completely worth the Lakers' consideration, and after Lao Zhan retires or leaves in the future, Grant can also continue to assist Brother Thick Eyebrows.