32 million in 4 years! The Lakers signed a 14+5 swingman, and the next step is to trade Russell

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2024-07-01 11:17Creators in the field of sports

With no unexpected surprises, Russell exercised a player option worth 1 year and 18.9 million. However, according to John· Hollinger reports: Lakers will consider trading Russell.

Russell, who is less than 20 million, still has a certain cost performance, why should the Lakers still consider trading him?

In the final analysis, although the Lakers management is reluctant to spend money, they still think about competing for the championship. And in the two-season series against the Nuggets, Russell has proven that he can't fight hard.

It's not surprising that it was abandoned against the team's goals.

As a comparison, Reaves played relatively well against the Nuggets in both seasons. Therefore, it is reasonable for Xiaoli to be regarded as a "treasure" by the Lakers management.

In addition to their own factors, the Lakers' excessive number of guards is also one of the reasons.

According to a report from WOJ, the Lakers and Christie reached a four-year, 32 million contract extension. For Christie, it should be noted that:

1. So far in his NBA career, he has played 57% of his playing time in the No. 2 position and 35% in the No. 3 position.

2. In the game against the Heat, Christie scored 14 points and 5 rebounds, which was one of the few highlights of the season.

The first point is intuitive, let's talk about the second point.

2 points against the Timberwolves, 3 points against the Bucks, and 0 points against the Thunder. In fact, Christie averaged just 1.9 points per game against teams with a record of more than 50% (compared to 4.2 points per game for the season).

To be honest, whether it is against a strong team or the overall performance, Christie is not worthy of this 4-year 32 million contract. You must know that Valanciunas, who averaged two doubles per game during the Pelicans period, and the contract with the Wizards is only 3 years and 30 million.

Basically, in two years' time, Christie's contract will be junk.

After signing Christie, the Lakers' next step is to trade Russell.

First of all, as mentioned earlier, Russell has his own shortcomings.

Secondly, Bronny is a defender, Knecket is also a defender, plus Vincent, Reeves, and Schifino. In addition, it was revealed that the Lakers and Mavericks would pursue Dinwiddie. By all accounts, the Lakers guard is overcrowded.

There's a core point here: transaction value.

Reeves and Kleekt will basically not be traded, and the remaining Vincent, Bronny and others are not worth much. Then the only one who can be used to trade reinforcements is Russell.

In the 18-19 season, Russell, who was still with the Nets, was selected as an All-Star for the first and only time in his career with an average of 21.1 points and 7.0 assists per game. To put it simply, Russell's regular season is still trustworthy and expected.

To sum up, its own reasons and the team's excessive number of guards basically indicate that Russell's departure from the Lakers has entered the countdown.

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