The Los Angeles Lakers, who have won two consecutive victories to get back on track, have hidden a potential hidden danger, the team's All-Star guard Russell is unusual, and he has been absent from media interviews one after another, such a situation has also happened in other teams, and the reason is nothing more than dissatisfaction with the referee's decision or his poor performance, on the other hand, Russell's situation is slightly different, in the past two games, he has come off the bench in the past two games, and has contributed an average of 12 points and 5.5 assists per game to become the key point of the team's victory; Russell volunteered to appear on the podcast "The Backyard," and he spoke about his role on the team, which may explain everything.
The 28-year-old Russell reached a contract extension with Lakers management in the offseason, and the star of his playing year tried to respond to all doubts with action, but was hit head-on by the cruel reality, and was reduced to a bench player after starting 28 games this season. Whether it was the Timberwolves or the Warriors, there were one or two pick-and-roll players on the team, and Russell could use tactics to open up space, wait for opportunities to read the opponent's defense, and quickly make reasonable choices.
At this stage, the Lakers lack an interior player who can really get stuck as an insider, and Wood, Hayes, and other defensive colanders do not have such ability at all, resulting in no tactics on the court. The rules can be said to use more dislocation advantages to eat opponents, or rely on superstars to solve hard, which causes no vacancy on the outside, and the proportion of three-point shots in tactics has dropped sharply, and head coach Ham has to use the change of formation to urgently change the current situation, which is the main reason why he can be trusted by Jeanie Buss, but all expectations are unexpected, the role player's play is indescribable, and he chooses to have a showdown with Zhan Mei under great pressure.
In the face of the weak Charlotte Hornets, the five masters above 2 meters not only did not play dominant, but were also pressed and beaten by the opponent, but the plan to break the kettle was stillborn early. According to the current situation of the team, lacking a third scorer, recruiting a two-way guard as much as possible, a certain amount of independent offense, and excellent vision and passing skills, it is obvious that Rivers' quality is not enough to evolve to such an extent, but in this burning eyebrow joint, Pelinka is not impatient and becomes a spectator in the trade market.
It is undeniable that once the management is involved in the transaction in the future, Russell will definitely become one of the main bargaining chips, his tactical play is not compatible with Zhan Mei, and he also occupies the ball too much, but fortunately, his new contract is not big, averaging 14.6 points, 2.8 rebounds and 6.2 assists per game. It is unknown what type of players can be traded, but in order for the team to retain the championship strength, any player except Zhan Mei can be traded equally.