On August 16, Beijing time, according to the NBA's famous reporter Brad Turner, the Kings may be about to buy out TT Thompson's contract, so that the Lakers have the opportunity to sign Thompson, which is an inside line god who can make up for the Lakers' internal strength.
Interestingly, the 2015 Cavaliers' seven samurai players helped the Cavaliers reverse the Warriors 1-3 in the Finals and win the championship, and the seven players who were able to fight that year were known as the Seven Samurai, and after JR Smith went to college, there were only TT Thompson and James in the active duty.
Fast forward 6 years, it is also a thing, for the Lakers, they recruited Wei Shao this season, formed a super luxurious big three lineup, attracted a bunch of powerful veterans to join, in this case, they can be said to be determined to win the championship of the new season.
In this case, getting Thompson is a good choice, last season TT Thompson played for the Celtics, averaging 7.6 points + 8.2 rebounds per game, is still a good inside line keeper, a basic salary contract, can get such a tough player, in fact, it is very cost-effective.
Gasol Jr. is old, the Lakers will inevitably choose to trade him, although Howard can still play, but can not play too much time, otherwise it is easy to be targeted, thick eyebrow brother is the key moment to die five small centers, therefore, the Lakers still lack a starting center, the bench let Howard do it.
Such an inside line can definitely help the Lakers improve their strength, and Thompson and James have a close relationship and are easy to integrate into the team, for the Lakers, the question now is whether the Kings have intentionally laid off Thompson, after all, they are ready to rot, and the probability of layoffs is extremely high.