According to Shams and Russell's agent, Russell will exercise his personal player option, and this result is not at all unexpected, and Russell has no trade market to determine this reality.
After Russell stayed, the Lakers' troubles really came, involving a series of unavoidable important issues such as the stability of the locker room, the touch of the local tyrant line, the contract renewal of other players and the operation of the team system. Needless to say, the Lakers' removal of Bronny also means that James stays with the team, and the top priority after that is to trade Russell as soon as possible. If the trade can't be made in the short term, I also recently analyzed and pointed out that it is not ruled out that the Lakers will buy out Russell. Otherwise, for the new coach Redick, there will be another big trouble for the operation of the system.
Problem one, Redick wants James to play more off the ball, especially in crunch time. But realistically it's a very difficult goal to achieve, and there is no precedent for letting the ball out of James at critical moments, despite James playing significantly more off-ball last season and shooting nearly 40 percent from three-point range. Redick's idea was full of unknowns and risks, and James is rumored not to agree with it now.
Trouble two, Redick promised Davis to play a bigger role on the offensive end at critical moments, which is largely related to trouble one, it is conceivable that once James plays without the ball at critical moments, it is basically an empty word. And it also involves the important question of who gets the ball to Davis and how. It's a change in the system, and it's easier said than done, especially when it comes to James' major transformation.
Problem three, the Lakers can't trade Russell in the short term, how should Redick position Russell? Judging from Redick's recent statements, he will be entrusted with a heavy responsibility for Rivers, and Hachimura has no low status in his heart. In all likelihood, Redick has now simply excluded Russell from the team. Now that Russell is back, reusing Rivers and despising Russell, keeping the ball away from Russell, will the outspoken Russell swallow his anger? No way!
I have analyzed it many times from different angles, and the sequelae will become more and more prominent, and the Lakers will be more and more troubled, and now they are being verified one by one. #七嘴八舌说湖人##湖人那些事##湖人的问题##湖人的困局#
