The Lakers' recent rumors are all about changes in the guard, the Lakers are almost crazy to strengthen the guard line, and it is not a simple reinforcement, it is expected to introduce an All-Star level guard, and the Lakers have already looked for several guards, and some are even trying to trade, but according to the current state of the Lakers, the final decision may not be the general manager or owner of the team, but James.
This season, the Lakers are also known as a championship team, especially after winning the championship in the midseason championship, the Lakers are more confident, but the ability of the Lakers guard is indeed more average, especially the renewal of Russell and the introduction of Vincent, the performance of these two is really unsatisfactory, some people say that Vincent is waiting to play in the finals, while Russell can only play in the regular season, so almost all transactions of the Lakers revolve around Russell.
The chips that the Lakers can use in terms of reinforcement are almost the same, Russell and Hachimura are the main chips, plus several young players and draft picks, in fact, there are not many teams that can look at this chip, on the one hand, although Russell's contract is not long, but he has reached the ceiling, and there is almost nothing to look forward to for Russell, and although Hachimura has performed well and has a good performance in the big scene, it is only a role player, and the team that traded these two will naturally not be reinforcements, and there is a high probability of rebuilding, Therefore, these two are not attractive.
Back to the Lakers' intended guards, under James' hints, the Lakers' interested guards have been increasing, and it was rumored that they were interested in trading LaVine, and LaVine's team also expressed their willingness to join the Los Angeles Lakers, but there has been no follow-up since then. In addition, the Lakers also have DeRozan, who is also the tail of the peak, and the combination of DeRozan and James and thick eyebrows is also imaginative, although Azan has three points, but the mid-range shot is very accurate, which is in line with the Lakers' expectations, and the key is that Azan is cheap.
Recently, the Warriors broke out that they were going to open a supermarket, and the Lakers were extremely interested in Thompson, and this choice was also right, after all, Thompson's ability is what the Lakers need, and it is an expiring contract, and he can get rid of it at any time if he doesn't play well. However, under James's hint, the Lakers still hope to get Irving, who is still recovering from an injury due to a teammate's accidental injury, but no one will question Irving's ability, because Cuban sold the team's equity and caused a bit of conflict between Irving and Cuban, and the emergence of this deal is also possible.
Not only that, but the Rockets' VanVleet has also been linked with the Lakers, and almost all the guards in potential trades are expected to join the Lakers, which is also a consistent practice on the Lakers' side, but in the end it is likely to be a smokescreen, and the Lakers will strengthen other positions.