On January 23, Beijing time, the official media of the Lakers posted pictures and videos of Russell scoring 34 points against the Pistons yesterday, and wrote: "The shooting rate is 66.7%, the three-point shooting rate is 54.5%, and Russell was full of firepower last night." Even the Lakers may not have expected that less than 30 minutes after the news was sent, there were already more than 200 comments in the comment section. Surprisingly, the comments were surprisingly unanimous: Don't trade Russell and Hachimura, it's Hamm who should be sent away. The Lakers' recent intention to trade Russell is obvious, and they have put it on the shelf to negotiate with a number of people, the most of which is Dejounte Murray in exchange for the Hawks.
However, Russell gradually found his form after his comeback, which gave the Lakers management a whole down, which made fans believe not to trade Russell. Over the past five games, Russell has averaged 27.2 points and 6.4 assists per game, shooting 56 percent from the field and averaging 4.4 three-pointers per game. Seeing Russell's hot state, the voice of trading him in the past was silenced, so that fans left a message under the Lakers' official media asking not to trade Russell.
Among them, the highest likes are these:
"Don't trade Russell or Hachimura!"
"Hamm is the problem, not these players!"
"If you're going to trade him, why are you sending this?"
For a long time, the media and fans pointed out that it was Lakers head coach Darvin Ham's problem, whose tactics and irregular lineup kept players from playing. What makes Lakers fans even more dissatisfied is that every time it comes to a critical time, Ham has no way to deal with it. Ham can't compare to coaches Popovich, Kerr, and Spo, but what makes Lakers fans unacceptable is that Tyronn Lue in the city can't compare to him.
What may make Lakers fans interested is that, according to the latest reports, the Lakers are close to reaching a deal with the Hawks, trading Russell as a bargaining chip in exchange for Murray. The biggest obstacle to this deal is that the Hawks want a first-round pick, and the Lakers need to find a third party to receive Russell and send him away. However, all previous Lakers-related transactions were made with Russell as a bargaining chip, which also made Russell uncomfortable.