The Lakers have made new changes to the transaction of guard Russell, and it has recently been revealed that due to Russell's complete outburst in the past month, the Lakers have been in a dilemma in discussing the transaction with the Hawks about Murray, Murray may not be able to adapt to the Lakers, and Russell may not have been in such a state, which has quietly changed the deal.
Since the Lakers have always been reluctant to treat Reaves as a trade chip, then Russell is the biggest chip available in the Lakers, even so, the Hawks' asking price is still Russell plus a first-round pick and a first-round swap as a chip, if before this month, this ** is not high, but Russell has successfully increased his value with his extremely good performance in a single month, then such a chip is difficult for the Lakers to accept, and the Hawks have never been interested in Russell.
In the past eight games, Russell has become the thickest thigh next to Zhan Mei, and it is not as simple as a role player. In the last eight games, he can contribute an average of 27 per game5 points 24 rebounds 64 assists 10 blocks and a whopping 52 percent from the field3%, three points are a terrifying 54With a 2% hit rate, this is already a superstar's level. In the past eight games, Russell has an excellent performance of 39 points in a single game, although James scored a big double-double in the Lakers, Russell's performance was not inferior to Zhan Mei, slashing 28 points, and Curry scored three points at critical moments, and his contribution to the game was even greater than that of Zhan Mei.
Even if it is short-lived, the Lakers are not willing to trade Russell easily, maybe he is like Jeremy Lin back then, and he has a crazy performance in a single month, but now Russell is the guard that the Lakers want, who can share the pressure for Zhan Mei, and can even lead the team to resist the opponent single-core. The Lakers want to trade for Murray, and that's the fundamental reason. It's not all troubles for the Lakers, and Reaves has been a bit average lately.
Lakers management is indeed entangled at the moment, Russell despite the outburst, but the defensive ability is still very poor, there may not be a chance in the playoffs, of course, the current Lakers can make the playoffs is unknown. And Russell may leave the team next summer, if he plays well, Russell will naturally ask for a big contract, if he doesn't play well, Russell will not leave, and it will be more difficult for the Lakers to trade useful players.
Relatively speaking, Murray is more versatile, and the contract is longer, which will be more stable for the Lakers, and his salary is not high, so he can be said to be a very cost-effective guard. The Hawks are also waiting for the Lakers to reply, and it should be unrealistic to reduce the price, after all, the Hawks got Russell for trading, and even have looked for a third-party team to intervene, this game of chess depends on the courage of the Lakers management, which will not only determine the Lakers' performance in the next half season, but also affect the Lakers' future performance.