The Lakers, who performed smoothly at the beginning of the season, still encountered injury problems during the season, which made the Lakers' situation take a sharp turn. After winning the championship last season and going through a short offseason, the Lakers were worried before the season began. However, the Lakers performed well under the leadership of James, making people briefly forget those hidden worries, but the Lakers still had problems.
If only Davis misses the game, the Lakers can still rely on James to hold on, although the team's competitiveness is no longer top-notch, but James's performance at the MVP level can not be underestimated. With James's injury, the Lakers have been severely challenged, in fact, this can not be said to be "Zhan Huang dependence", any team without two cores, it is difficult to have too good performance.
Unless, that's the Big Three Nets.
The Lakers do not have a third star player, and the arrival of "Zhuang Shen" Drummond makes the Lakers happy, but the high-minded center was injured in his debut. The Lakers are in the most difficult period, is there a player who can help the team? The US media FW gives five options, let's take a look at them:
Thorne-Mack
Entering the league as a lottery show, Thorne Mack was once pinned high hopes, and Garnett had accepted an invitation from the Bucks to train Thorne Mack, and he appreciated Thorne Mack's physical condition. Garnett said: "Thorne will one day become the league MVP, remember my words, he has excellent physical condition and enough motivation to chase such a goal. ”
But Thorne-Meck let him down, downright and utterly.
Thorne-Mack not only has nothing to do with the MVP, he is almost in a situation where he has no ball to play, from the Bucks to the Pistons, Thorne-Mac has not been able to prove that he can adapt to the intensity and rhythm of the league. Thorne Mack, who was cut by the Cavaliers, is still very young, can he find confidence if he joins the Lakers?
Dwayne-Dedmond
Losing draft Dedmond is a lucky guy who gets a little attention from the corners of the league — getting a chance at the Magic, improving on the Spurs, playing the Eagles... Then get a contract with a tens of millions of annual salary offered by the Kings. But the best part is also here, returning to the Hawks' state decline seriously, and being cut by the Hawks.
Dedmund's shooting percentage last season was low, and he didn't play much on either end of the floor, so it's no surprise that he was abandoned by the Hawks. But the 31-year-old seems to have some energy, at least he's seen as a player who can get into the rotation, and the Heat have a certain interest in the center.
Wilson Chandler
The Lakers need to reinforce the position, one is the center position of the team, the other is the wing of the team, Wilson Chandler is regarded as one of the candidates for the team's wing reinforcement. Wilson Chandler has played briefly in the CBA this season, but he has long since left the CBA, leaving behind a bad memory.
As a team that entered the league in 2007, Wilson Chandler is already a veteran, and his form has inevitably declined significantly. Wilson Chandler's most recent appearance in the NBA — last season 's Nets — wasn't brilliant enough.
DeMare Carroll
Another lakers can sign is DeMare Carroll, a 3D player whose situation is similar to Wilson Chandler's, with a large downward trend in his career. DeMare Carroll signed with the Spurs last season, but was bought out by the Spurs in the middle of the season, and Carroll later worked briefly with the Rockets.
Carroll's defense was impressive, and although he is no longer the outside gate that can defend the core of the opponent, he can still make some contributions on the bench. The Lakers' two cores are absent from the game and need more players to join the roster rotation, and Carroll may be an option to try.
Otto Porter
Otto Porter is not yet a free agent and was included in the list of target players because of rumors that the Magic might buy him out. The Magic completed a number of trades in the middle of the season, several of the team's main players were sold, and Otto Porter was traded to the Magic, but he will not be in the Magic's future plans.
If Otto Porter is bought out, he will certainly become another hot player in the player market, and the Lakers will certainly be one of the contenders. Otto Porter's billion-dollar contract is still in the final year, he is in the middle of the contract year, and it would be very beneficial for him to find a team to prove himself.
However, he has to make a buyout agreement with the Magic first.
(Text/Yan Wujun)