The Lakers' record is sluggish this season, and if they enter the playoffs with the current lineup, the Lakers will have a chance to travel in a round. As the deal deadline draws closer and closer, the Lakers management is becoming more and more anxious, after the US media listed the potential deals that the Five Lakers may have, let's see which of the following is most likely to be realized.
1. Westbrook for Timberwolves Russell + Beverley
The only good thing about the deal is that the Lakers can dump Westbrook's big contract, but add a potential rising star Russell, a defensive player Beverley. For the Timberwolves, the newly established chemistry will break, although this is a trade that can be leveled, but the Timberwolves are currently in seventh place in the West, the record is better than the Lakers, what is the significance of this deal for the Timberwolves? Wei Shao is just a burden.
2. Nunn + Tucker for Bogdan
The Lakers have wanted Bogdan for a long time, and when they played for the King, the Lakers had a scandal with him. Bogdan is a great two-positioner, he can provide the organization and can also be responsible for scoring. But can chips like Tucker + Nunn impress the Hawks? The Hawks do not lack potential stocks like Tucker, and there are still big doubts about Nunn's current knee injury, the Hawks are likely to fall into their own hands, and Bogdan is not enough for the Lakers to make a second-round draft pick, so the deal is also questionable.
3. Tucker + Nunn for Powell
This is definitely a good deal for the Lakers, Powell has the potential to become an All-Star, and now the Blazers are in a ruckus, the record is very average, the team is also full of contradictions, and tearing down and rebuilding has become the best plan. Although the Lakers' deal can be regarded as a robbery, but in this case, the Blazers will most likely accept, after all, Tucker is a rotten artifact, and he came to the Blazers to compete for a sign better than anything. Powell is a Kobe fan, and when he comes to the Lakers, he can also play under the aura of an idol, why not enjoy it?
4. Westbrook for Wall
This is the most discussed deal recently, and it is also the one in which the two sides have had substantial contacts. If the two sides change alone, for Wei Shao, there is no loss, if the Rockets also require the Lakers to take the draft pick, then for the Lakers will lose a lot. Now the most urgent deal is the Lakers, anyway, the Rockets do not have the requirements to win the championship, there are a lot of draft picks in hand, continue to hide Wohl for them to lose nothing.
But for the Lakers, it is very urgent now, on the one hand, the Rockets are asking for too high, on the other hand, because Wall's state is not determined, I don't know if he can still play, but in any case, it is impossible to be worse than the current Westbrook, right?