Before the start of the 21-22 regular season, the NBA Lakers with the big three were regarded as one of the most promising teams to win the championship, but the chemistry of LeBron James and Russell Westbrook was not good, Anthony Davis had been out of the game for nearly a month due to injury, the current Lakers' winning rate was only 48.8%, the league now has 16 teams with better records than them, and now the Lakers look more like a team that can barely make the playoffs, and the championship is relatively far away from them ...
With the regular season trading deadline approaching, want to reverse the situation, the Lakers must make the operation, the operation can not be 100% effective, but if it does not operate, they may be completely hopeless this season, Beijing time on January 16, the US media "Lakeshowlife" made an analysis, they listed the next most likely to be traded Lakers players Top5 ranking list, may wish to see which Lakers players may be traded before the deadline?
5. Russell-Westbrook
Zhan Huang needs shooters around him, Wei Shao has a three-point shooting rate of 29.1% so far this season, Zhan Huang needs the ball, sorry, Wei Shao is also a ball-holding super giant, wei Shao has controlled well in mistakes recently, but this does not seem to have too obvious effect, as long as Wei Shao has not developed projection, he and Zhan Huang are obviously incompatible, which is difficult to reconcile the problem...
In the case of incompatibility, the best choice for the Lakers is to send away one of them, if you choose one of the two, naturally Wei Shao is the one who is more likely to be sent away, after all, his shortcomings are obviously too much than Zhan Huang, but considering Wei Shao's current contract, age and state, the US media will rank Wei Shao in the fifth place in this article, which should be more just let us think about it...
4. Trade headers
Every deal needs a salary match, NBA deals often need to add heads, the Lakers have some players whose contracts expire at the end of this season, they will be high-quality head assets, such as Wayne Ellington, Trevo Ariza, Kent Bazemore, Avery Bradley, the Lakers can easily find their replacement, they are likely to become the head of the deal.
Of course, there are also some players whose contracts are about to expire, such as Cameron Anthony, Austin Reeves, Malik Munch, who are doing very well, and the Lakers are difficult to find players with better value for money than them in the market.
3. Dwight Howard
Howard had a dispute with Anthony Davis at the beginning of the season, and then he played less and less in the Lakers, so far this season Howard averaged 14.9 minutes per game, averaging 5.4 points + 5.4 rebounds + shooting 62.9%, compared to some players who added the head, Howard has a higher transaction value, and his fame will be greater, if the Lakers contenders want to compete for the championship, then aiming at Howard to increase the depth of the lineup will be a good choice.
Considering the way the Lakers use Howard, sending him away may be the best option, the Lakers can use this to pick some players who are more suitable for the existing system, but this may bring risks, Howard is highly likely to be traded before the deadline, but once the Lakers' competitors get Howard, well, do you believe he will become a Monster when playing the Lakers?
2. Kendrick Nunn
Nunn now seems to have become the Lakers' bottom card, the Lakers' poor record do not worry too much, after all, Nunn has not yet played a game, but from another point of view, so far this season, the Lakers have played 43 games, 52.4% of the regular season has been played, Nunn has not appeared on the court, the bottom card that is not shown may be the best, or it may be the last straw that overwhelms the camel...
Last season, Nunn averaged 49% per game shooting and 38% shooting per three-point shooting rate, if he can continue the state of last season, the Lakers will get a young backcourt shooter, but the problem is that no one can predict his status, the annual salary of $5 million is not high, low is not low, on the one hand, he increased the Lakers' luxury tax, on the other hand, he has no effect on the current Lakers, these 2 points should be the key points that the US media will put him in the second place in this article.
1. Tarun-Horton-Tucker
Tucker averaged 9 points per game + 46% shooting rate + three-point shooting rate + defensive efficiency value of 104.7 in the regular season last season, averaged 10.6 points per game + shooting rate of 41% + three-point shooting rate of 24% + defensive efficiency value of 109.2, last season he made an annual salary of 1.52 million, this season 9.5 million, the annual salary increased by more than 5 times, but the performance has fallen, Tucker has some high salary and low ability, fortunately, his contract for the next 2 seasons is similar to this season, as long as he can grow, That doesn't look like a loss...
There are many players in the NBA who suddenly erupted and grew, and there are many players who have become mediocre with a new contract in obscurity, for the Lakers, if they continue to hold Tucker, then they may already be ready to give up this season, if they want to compete for the championship, then they need to use Tucker to exchange for stronger immediate combat strength, Zhan Huang is no longer young, the Lakers obviously will not easily choose to give up, right?