After the Lakers won the midseason finals, many Lakers fans are looking forward to the Purple and Gold Army being able to make a difference in this year's playoffs and continue to attack the championship. Unfortunately, the Lakers' record plummeted after winning the championship, and the Lakers are currently ranked 11th in the West with a 19-21 record. The Lakers went from being the favorites to the playoffs. Fortunately, the trade market is now open, and Pelinka is likely to find a suitable target in the trade market to help the Lakers strengthen and ensure that the Lakers can lock up a playoff ticket.
NBA Woshen broke the latest news of a blockbuster deal, it is reported that the Hawks are currently peddling the team's core player Dejounte Murray, and the Lakers are one of Dejounte Murray's potential next home, and the Lakers have provided Dejounte Murray with a 7-for-3 trade offer. Specifically, the Lakers sent Russell, Rivers, Hachimura, Vincent, a first-round pick and two first-round swaps as trade chips to get Dejounte Murray, Capela and Bogdanovic from the Hawks. In order to get Dejounte Murray, the Lakers can only reluctantly part their love, sending potential rookie Reaves as a trade chip, and the two role players who joined the Lakers last season, Hachimura and Russell, will also join the Hawks with Reaves to assist the Hawks star Trae Young.
In addition to Dejounte Murray, the Lakers also acquired their interior big man Capela and outside sharpshooter Bogdanovic from the Hawks through the deal. Capela is an excellent interior player, and the blue-collar player has a strong ability to eat cakes and rebound. After he joins the Lakers, he can free up the core of the interior and return the thick eyebrows to the No. 4 position that he is more familiar with. Capela and Thick Eyebrows form the Lakers' interior twin towers, which will greatly improve the Lakers' interior defense and rebounding capabilities. And Bogdanovic, an outside sharpshooter from Serbia, has been in the NBA for many years and is an excellent spatial shooter, and his addition can improve the Lakers' outside offensive firepower and help the Lakers open up offensive space. With James and thick eyebrows attracting and containing, Bogdanovic will definitely be able to get more opportunities to shoot in the open space on the outside. Once he finds a crosshair on the outside, he is bound to attract the opposing defense and reduce the defensive pressure on Bushy Eyebrows and James.
Personally, I think if the Lakers and Hawks reach this 7-for-3 blockbuster deal. Although the Lakers sent three role players in this deal, Vincent, Hachimura, and Reaves as trade chips. But the addition of Dejounte Murray, Capela and Bogdanovic will bring a huge change to the Lakers' tactical system. If these three can quickly integrate into the Lakers' offensive and defensive system after coming to the Lakers, maybe the Lakers can replicate last season's magical performance and become the big dark horse in this year's playoffs.