The Lakers' problems are now in the basket, and many people think that the Lakers should abandon Westbrook. Although it failed to trade Westbrook at the trade deadline, the Lakers should also continue to trade Westbrook this summer. However, NBA celebrity Stephen A-Smith said that the Lakers should trade Anthony Davis at the end of the season.
Smith's rationale was: "His (Davis's) value is his value as a player, but his durability is an issue. ”
Obviously, Smith believes that the 28-year-old Davis has suffered frequent injuries in the past two years, coupled with davis's frequent injuries before joining the Lakers, the low attendance has directly reduced Davis's value, after all, his value is only high when he plays for the team as a player. And once he's injured and can't play, his value is low.
But Smith's idea was too extreme. Davis is seriously troubled by injuries, but the question is, can the Lakers trade Davis this summer for a better candidate? Hard. At present, there are not many better interior lines than Davis in the whole league, and they are all non-selling products of various teams, and they have no need to trade their own interior cores in exchange for Davis. And if it is a player who is not as good as Davis, the Lakers are not willing to make a deal. It also means the Lakers can't trade Davis.
What's more, of the Lakers' big three, the youngest is Davis. When Westbrook is hard to trade out, and James is brave but old after all, Davis is a real leg that the Lakers can rely on in the next few years. Now, it is recommended that the Lakers trade Davis this summer, unless it is a better player, or a young and unlimited player, the Lakers are absolutely reluctant to make a trade.
Davis' contract with the Lakers won't end until the summer of 2024. By then, if Davis executes on the contract option, his contract will end in the summer of 2025, and his contract is currently the longest of the Lakers' big three. For the Lakers, Davis looks like the cornerstone of their future, even if he gets injured frequently.