On December 14, Beijing time, the NBA regular season is in full swing, and while enjoying the exciting game, the NBA's off-court trading dynamics are also worth paying attention to. The Lakers narrowly beat the Spurs at home today to get back on winning tracks;After James was absent, thick eyebrows picked up the beam, cutting 37 points, 10 rebounds and 4 steals to help the Lakers beat the Spurs. However, the bad news for the Lakers is that Russell has pulled again. Even in the face of the bottom team Spurs, Russell still struggled very much, only scoring 12 points, 3 rebounds, 10 assists and 3 steals in the whole game, and the offensive end became a drag on the Lakers.
Obviously, as the Lakers' third offensive option, Russell's state will greatly affect the Lakers' championship this season, and the Lakers need to upgrade the team if they want to compete for the championship.
According to the American media "Bleachers", due to Russell's poor performance, Pelinka plans to send him away in exchange for a space-type interior line to share the pressure of thick eyebrows. Pelinka is reported to have targeted the Pacers' Turner, and in order to get him, Pelinka offered a 4-for-1 trade to Pacers management.
The main elements of this 4-for-1 deal are:
The Lakers sent Russell + Wood + a 2029 first-round pick + 1 second-round pick to get the Pacers' Turner.
It's a great deal for the Lakers. Even if Russell's performance is worthy of his value, but the Lakers are a team that wants to compete for the championship, with the characteristics of Russell meeting a strong team than Rassell's crotch, with him, it will be difficult for the Lakers to compete for the championship, so trade to strengthen, send Russell away, and strengthen the team's strength is what the Lakers need to do now.
Turner is averaging 17 per game this season6 points, 8 rebounds, 13 assists, 1 steal, 21 block, shooting 518% and 1 per gameWith 4 three-pointers, he is a very good top interior player.
On the offensive end, Turner has a decent scoring ability that can improve the Lakers' offensive firepowerIn addition, he also has a good ability to eat cakes, and his partner James can increase Turner's average points per game again and give the Lakers more offensive help. And Turner also has excellent outside projection, which can open up the Lakers' offensive space and create better offensive space for the two Zhan Mei.
Defensively, Turner has the league's top rim protection. His excellent rebounding ability and blocking ability can make him a good defender of the Lakers' basket, and the interior twin towers with thick eyebrows can turn the Lakers' restricted area into a no-fly zone.
Turner has excellent outside shooting, which allows him to pair up with Bushy Eyebrow in a twin tower and share the pressure on Bushy Eyebrow's interior offense and defense. Turner can play as the center of the Lakers, while Bushy can return to his familiar No. 4 position, reduce the probability of injury, maintain good physical condition, and play better performances to lead the Lakers to a championship in the playoffs.
In this way, the Lakers can form a starting five-man group of James + Vincent + Prince + thick eyebrows + Turner, and there are strong players such as Reaves, Hayes, Vanderbilt, Hachimura and Reddish on the bench.
So this deal is extremely good for the Lakers. So will this deal work out?Let's wait and see!