The Lakers list 5 major targets, 2 people become core chips, and Reaves is reluctant to sell
On January 19, Beijing time, a number of Lakers reporters talked about the team's trade prospects and status, pointing out that the Lakers trade is coming, and at the same time listed 5 potential reinforcement targets for the Lakers, 2 of whom became the core bargaining chips, and the management was reluctant to sell Reaves.
Lakers reporter Dan Woike joined the Los Angeles basketball reporter Brad Turner podcast and the two talked about the direction of the Lakers' trade.
Dan Woike said: "The state within the Lakers is that a trade is coming. Vincent is also likely to be included in the trade, his contract favors a trim trade, and the Lakers currently need a three-point shooter with defensive ability, and while that is difficult to achieve, players like Kennard or Lonnie Walker could be targeted. ”
Brad Turner gives a more definite view: "The Lakers will definitely complete the deal, but it is not expected to be too big, the Lakers are most lacking at the moment is a point guard with excellent athleticism, Murray can obviously upgrade the Lakers guard line, and he also wants to join a playoff-caliber team, but the Lakers need to be patient and find a suitable deal." ”
Another Lakers reporter Dave McMenamin pointed out that the Lakers are also targeting the Wizards' Tyus Jones and the Jazz's Colin Sexton.
American media ClutchPoints also posted a group photo of Russell, Vincent, Jones, and Sexton, with the caption: "Which other target do you think the Lakers can target?"
Since the beginning of the game, Tyus Jones has averaged 12.8 points, 2.9 rebounds and 5.6 assists per game, and is a qualified backup core point guard.
Sexton averaged 16.9 points, 2.6 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game, and his style of play is closer to the Super Six than Jones, mainly contributing to the assault and scoring ability in the chaos.
It is worth mentioning that Sexton's agent is Rich Paul, who is also the agent of Zhan Mei and the others.
In addition, Michael Scotto of Hoopshype noted in his latest trade market analysis that the Lakers refused to trade Reaves for Murray.
Michael Scotto made it clear that Russell is included in all of the Lakers' trade packages to pursue Murray, but the Hawks don't want him, and the Lakers need to find a third party to take Russell.
In addition, the Hawks coveted Reaves during negotiations with the Lakers, which resulted in a rejection by the Lakers.
Faced with such news, former Lakers player Odom reposted the news on social media and replied: "I don't understand!"
Obviously, he thinks the Lakers should send Reaves in exchange for Murray.
This season, Reaves averaged 15.1 points, 4.2 rebounds, 5.2 assists and 0.9 steals per game, and Murray averaged 21 points, 4.8 rebounds, 4.8 assists and 1.4 steals per game.
Through this series of team and roster reports, it is not difficult to see the Lakers' current trade goals, attitudes and plans.
Top 5 potential trade targets: The primary target is a point guard with athletic ability (Murray, Jones, Sexton) + a secondary target player with both defense and projection (Walker + Kennard).
The 2 main trade chips: Russell + Vincent, Reeves looks like he is not for sale at the moment.