With the 23-24 playoffs now in place and both Los Angeles Heroes eliminated from the tournament, the offseason has been just as much of a buzz about contract extensions and trades for the two teams as they are in the semifinals. After all, James is there, after all, the Clippers have too many stars who could leave, including Paul George. For this reason, the American media believes that the Los Angeles Lakers may be able to make a trade with the Clippers for the same city team, which revolves around the win-win George exchange of young players! Below, let's go directly to learn about the plan of such a trading simulation brought by the American media "FW" recently!
In the media's view, the Los Angeles Lakers can seek to send Austin Reaves, Hachimura, Gabe Vincent, Jalen Hood Schifino and the 2029 first-round draft pick to the Los Angeles Clippers, and make the opponent stop loss in a 5-for-1 way while quietly completing the configuration of the Big Three in the lineup, which is what James is most eager to see, after all, before this year's trade deadline, he has been hoping that the Lakers will bring in another All-Star player, but Pelinka has not found a suitable plan. In the offseason, the Clippers faced difficulties with George's contract extension, and the latter would most likely choose to leave, and if he went to the Lakers, he would naturally be willing.
In the eyes of the media, a sign-and-trade is the key to trading George for the Clippers and Lakers, as long as Pickles is willing to go to the Lakers, then the Clippers have a reason to complete such a deal with each other. The reason is very simple, the Clippers' roster does not need so many All-Stars, leaving Harden, Wei Shao and Xiaoka, who have completed the contract extension, are enough in the All-Star configuration, and the problem of ball ownership will be solved with the trade of George. In addition, the two stable starters Reaves and Hachimura can make the Clippers' guards and forwards more fleshed out, and their roster structure will be more reasonable than this season's, so that the chances are higher than estimated this year, at least the Western Conference finals, right?
As for the Lakers, James got his third All-Star, knowing that although he will be 40 years old next season, he is still good enough as the team's organizational core and can still play his skills in key moments. George's arrival will ease the burden of James' offense, and his off-ball ability and good shooting are also very suitable for James at this age, and the style of play can also open up enough space for Davis. As a swingman at the guard, George's role for the Lakers is no less than the arrival of Irving, will this make James reach the Western Conference finals again? If the chemistry of both Los Angeles heroes is good, in our opinion, this deal may lead to a Los Angeles derby in the Western Conference finals next year?