For $54 million in 4 years, the Lakers rejected all trades for you

After the midseason, the Lakers have not been in great shape, and they even fell to 10th in the West. Originally thought that the Lakers did not need to trade anymore, but it turned out that the backcourt combination with Russell and Reaves as the main body could not win the championship, facing the Nuggets' Murray and Pope, facing the Clippers' Harden and Westbrook, facing the Warriors' Curry and Klay, the "Larry combination" is obviously not enough.

Now that there are trades pouring in with the Lakers, Pelinka is also very active in the trade market, but the Lakers don't seem to have any decent leverage to bolster the roster other than a '29 first-round pick and Reaves.

Especially this Reaves, he is arguably the Lakers' most valuable trade, can play hard, has a very well-rounded offense, and can also carry the ball. Last offseason, the Lakers renewed a four-year $54 million contract with Reaves, which is already very cost-effective, and Reaves is really benevolent to the Lakers.

But the NBA is always a business, and if Reaves can be traded for better players, then Pelinka will still make a move.

The player the Lakers are most likely to trade in the free market right now is Murray of the Hawks, who can perfectly solve the Lakers' ball-holding point problem, as well as solve the problem of outside defense, and is a good defender.

According to NBA reporter Michael Scotto, league sources say the Hawks coveted Lakers guard Austin Reaves in trade talks around Murray, but was rejected by the Lakers.

He averaged 21 points, 4.8 assists, 4.8 rebounds and 1.4 steals per game this season, and was once an All-Star. He has a higher three-point production than Reaves, his defense is better than Reaves, and his playmaking skills are better than Rivers. If Reaves Ga's 29-year first-round pick can be traded, I don't think the Lakers will lose anything. My personal guess is that Pelinka wants to trade Russell as the main body + first-round pick for Murray, and the Hawks are asking to trade Russell for Reaves.

Last season, the Lakers were able to trade Irving from the Nets, but the Lakers refused because the Nets insisted on Reaves joining the trade.

The Lakers are treating Reaves as a treasure. Is he really that strong? To be fair, Reeves' offense is really distinctive, unique, and very smart. But his defense is also a big problem, due to various physical reasons, Reeves's lateral speed is not fast, his physical fitness is average, and the execution of Hamm's defensive tactics is not good, which can be called "defending 10,000 people". Such a player is definitely not as good as Irving, and certainly not as good as Murray, why is he unwilling to play?

The Lakers' ultimate ideal big deal is to use Russell + Reaves + Hachimura + Christie + 29 first-round pick to get Capela + Bogdan + Murenovic to get the Hawks.

Capela can release the pressure on the thick eyebrows, and when facing the Nuggets, Capela can go against Jokic and let the thick eyebrows go to the outside to sweep the defense. Bogdan is a quality shooter who averages 16.8 points per game and makes 3.1 three-pointers per game. Murray can also take the pressure off James on the ball and defensively put it in place, considering that he was named to the Spurs' All-Defensive Second Team.

All in all, the Lakers will have to make a trade if they want to stand out this season, and relying on the current roster is completely impossible. In the Nets game, Russell and Rivers couldn't guard against Cameron Thomas at all, often letting opponents shoot from the outside, and it goes without saying that they need to change.

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