On December 27, Beijing time, there were 3 messages from the Los Angeles Lakers, let's take a look.
3-for-1 deal**
Speaking on a TV show today, Shams Charania talked about the Lakers' recent trade rumors and moves, saying, "We've been hearing about LaVine's name associated with the Lakers for the past few weeks, but the Lakers' real target is Hawks guard Murray. According to sources, the package offered by the Lakers is Reaves + Christie + 29 first-round picks in exchange for Murray. The 27-year-old Murray, the 29th pick in the first round in '16, played eight seasons in the NBA, playing in 423 regular-season games and averaging 14 per game4 points 58 rebounds 51 assist, 14 steals and 45 shooting percentage8% and 34 three-point shooting2%, has been selected as an All-Star and All-Defensive Second Team, and won 1 steal king. Previously, according to Marc Stein of The Athletic, the Eagles have begun to explore Murray's value on the trade market.
For the Lakers, although the deal paid a lot of money, it was worth it compared to the return. On the offensive end, Murray has a well-rounded technique, excellent shooting skills, excellent independent scoring ability and tandem skills (Murray is one of the few players in the past three years who can average at least 20 points and 6 assists per game), and he can share the pressure on JamesDefensively, Murray has the league's top outside defense, is aware and accurate, and can bring great pressure to ball carriers, which is exactly the type of player the Lakers need. In addition, it should be noted that Murray's agent and James's agent are both Rich Paul, which adds a few more possibilities to the deal.
For the Hawks, Reaves is a rising star with enough influence on both ends of the floor to fill Murray's void, while Reaves has a smaller contract that could allow the Hawks to save a lot of money on luxury taxChristie is a swingman with both power and potential, and he will be an important part of the Eagles' rotation if given the opportunityNeedless to say, first-round picks are a good choice or trade. However, Reeves is still a few weeks away from being allowed to be traded due to the new collective bargaining agreement, which means the deal will not be finalized until mid-January at the earliest.
The first-round draft was a failure
At this year's draft, the Lakers happily used the No. 17 pick in the first round to select guard Schifino, who had previously performed well in the tryout. At that time, many players, including Lakers coach Ham and team leader James, were very excited about the arrival of Schifino and expected him to bring vitality and help to the Lakers. However, Schifino's performance was a big surprise, he played crazy in the preseason with little intensity, and then thought he was injured, missed more than a dozen games in a row in the regular season, and his state was still bad after his comeback, unable to attack and prevent, so that he was directly killed by Hamm DNP, garbage time is not worthy of playing. So far, Schifino has played in five regular season games, averaging 10 per game4 minutes to get 28 points 12 rebounds 08 assists, three-point shooting percentage. 5% and 50%, which add up to 90%, are really spicy.
It is worth mentioning that the last three selected players in Schifino have all played well. No. 18 pick Harkes averaged 13 per game with the Heat7 points 39 rebounds 25 assists and 1 steal, showing the potential of "Butler Jr.", became the main rotation of the Heat, and yesterday's Christmas game was 31 points and 10 boards to lead the team to victory;No. 19 pick Podzemski averaged 8 per game for the Warriors9 points 5With 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal, with his all-round skills and never-say-die hard work, he sat firmly in the Warriors' starting lineup;No. 20 pick Whitmore made just six appearances in the regular season for the Rockets due to a crowded rotation (77 minutes to get 57 points and 2 rebounds), he spent most of his time in the Development League, but he was the leading scorer in the Development League, which proves that Whitmore has a lot to do if given the opportunity. Obviously, the Lakers chose the worst pick, and what's worse is that Schifino now looks like a blank, or nothing, and I don't know how much time and effort it will take to grow. I have to say that the Lakers' first-round draft this year was a real failure.
War Hornets Appearance Update
At 11:30 p.m. Beijing time the day after tomorrow, the Lakers will play the Hornets at home. Today, the Lakers officially released the injury list and appearances for this game, specifically Vincent (left knee arthroscopic surgery) will be absent, James (left ankle soreness), Reddish (left groin pain) is doubtful, Davis (left ankle bone contusion), Hachimura (left wrist soreness), Vanderbilt (left heel bursitis) is likely to play. At that time, in the face of the league's fish belly and back-to-back Hornets, can the Lakers end the haze of losing the Christmas game with a big victory?It's worth the wait.