In the 23-24 season, in terms of the playoffs, we don't think it's a big problem, but if you want to go further, it will be more difficult, at least not as easy as last season to reach the stage of the Western Conference finals! After all, when they play against strong teams this season, the Lakers have basically become "out of line", and their coaches and players are not enough to be called strong teams on the whole, so the American media believes that they need to change.
How to change it? The NBA Analysis suggested that the Los Angeles Lakers send D'Angelo Russell and Hachimura to the Philadelphia 76ers in order to seek such a 2-for-1 deal to get Tobias Harris! Obviously, this is a deal that is beneficial to both sides, and if it is completed, it will be enough for the Lakers to change the current roster structure, and they will get a forward who is excellent in scoring and defense, but it is still not enough to be called the configuration of the Big Three.
When Harris comes to the lineup, the Lakers without Russell need to let Reaves play the starting point guard, which will make the team more efficient, and Harris will be better by Hachimura on both offensive and defensive ends, but it is not enough to support James to win the championship this season, after all, their problem is not only the problem of scoring, but also the lack of three-point shooters, which naturally requires follow-up operations.
What about Philadelphia? In our opinion, Embiid should not be too happy if such a deal can be reached! You must know that the 76ers have an excellent record and the emperor has played an extremely dazzling season, and has been at the top of the list in terms of MVP probability for the past two months! And the core of the team is Maxey and him, this time Russell can supplement the team's strength in terms of benches, and Hachimura can bring Embiid more defensive help on the front line, so that he can focus on scoring more happily.
The result is that Embiid is happier and the team's strength has improved, so it can be said that if such a deal is reached, the biggest winner is still Embiid, after all, for Philadelphia, the available forward players are really talented, and Hachimura is not bad in terms of personal ability, and he will get more opportunities to shoot without the ball next to Embiid, which will really make Philadelphia more effective this season and the Lakers still need to strengthen further.