James' agent, Rich Paul, made it official: ".James won't be traded by the Lakers, and we're not going to request a trade.
The suspicions have subsided, and those so-called rumors are just groundless after all.
In fact, if the Lakers' record can be better, they will not only hover on the edge of the play-offs, and many trade rumors will be self-defeating, and there is no need to refute the rumors at all, after all, winning will cover up all problems.
However, there is bad news at this critical moment, that is, the Lakers' starting main defensive core Van Debiao was injured in the game against the Green Army, and it is quite serious.
A reporter who asked not to be namedVan der Biao could be out of the squad for a longer period of time than a few weeks, and may even undergo surgery that would cost him the season.
After the start of this season, Van Debiao first came back after 20 consecutive games, and now he has only played 30 games and said that he will be reimbursed? So far, he's averaging 52 points 48 plates 12 help 12 breaks, defensive efficiency 1094th in the league.
The Lakers' defense was not very good, and now they are almost the best defensive guards on the team, so you can imagine how much it will affect the future record.
And before Van der Biao, Reddish (ankle sprain) and Vincent (left knee surgery) were injured to varying degrees.
Vincent, in particular, signed a three-year, $33 million contract last summer and has only played five games so far this season, averaging just 5He scored 4 points and shot 11 from three-point range8%, known as the number one fraudster, is now put on the shelves.
It is precisely because of the current wave of injuries on the team's guard line that Lakers coach Ham is willing to let Russell and Reaves start at the same time during this time.
However, outstanding results have been achieved, especially Russell's return to the starting lineup and finally playing at an All-Star level, scoring 20+ points in 7 consecutive games.
But the outbreak before the trade deadline is not necessarily a good thing, Russell did not make it to the shore, but instead attracted more buyers, resulting in the higher the probability of being traded.
According to a famous record, the new Nets are interested in bringing back Russell, the former boss, and the two sides have worked together for two seasons, and the latter played at the peak level of his career at the team, for which he was selected as an All-Star in 19!