Stein: Yingge is bound to leave the Pelicans.
The reason is simple.
First of all, Yingge's performance in this year's playoffs was too disappointing, averaging only 14.3 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game, shooting and three-point shooting 34.5% and 25%.
Among them, the average points per game can only rank third in the team, still behind the big center Wallan (14.5 points per game).
The poor performance in this year's playoffs has undeniably a lot to do with Yingge's injury, and he only returned from the regular season finale before the playoffs started, but the data is really ugly, so that no matter how good the reason is, it seems to be an excuse.
Secondly, not only did he pull his hips, Yingge didn't know how to restrain himself, after Shams revealed that he clashed with coach Green in the G2 locker room in the first round, in order to ask for more balls.
Now that it's been thorn-thorned again, the Pelicans have even more reason to trade.
Last but not least, Fat Tiger has played and proven that he can stay healthy for the long haul, playing a career-high 70 games this season.
So Fat Tiger was naturally elected as the absolute core of the Pelicans, and the team will be built around him in the future.
And Yingge and Fat Tiger do not have a good chemical reaction, which is a well-known thing, so it is natural to clean up the former.
Yingge's departure from the team is basically a certainty, but after all, he is a 26-year-old All-Star small forward who has scored 49 points in a single game in his playing years, and he is not worried about his new home.
More than 10 teams have expressed interest in Yingge, but have yet to make an official offer to the Pelicans.
Many licking dogs have found a warrior figure, and Yingge's versatility is deeply liked by Cole, especially his height of 2.03 meters can play the fourth position.
Yingge is tall, but with his thin little body, he may not be able to fight hand-to-hand on the inside!
An Eastern executive believes that the Lakers can consider trading back Yingge and letting him and Zhan Mei form a new version of the Big Three.
Yingge was selected by the Lakers in '16 and has partnered with James for one season (18-19) in three years, but unfortunately did not make the playoffs.
Being favored by the two traffic teams, being traded by the Pelicans is not necessarily a bad thing for Yingge, and he can take advantage of this to open a new chapter in his career and even enter the peak of his life!