On November 7, Beijing time, in the NBA regular season, the Lakers lost 90-105 away to the Trail Blazers and suffered a two-game losing streak. After this game, the Lakers have a record of 5 wins and 5 losses, falling out of the top 8 in the Western Conference, ranking 10th.
For the Lakers, the team’s current ranking is certainly not ideal. During the offseason, they traded to Westbrook to form a “360 combination”, with the goal definitely to hit the championship. Now that the Lakers’ qualifications for the playoffs are beginning to be in a hurry, can this management sit still?
The Lakers’ poor record, of course, there are many objective factors. For example, the team has too many injuries, James has ceased the game one after another, Westbrook has been slow to integrate and so on. But the Lakers’ poor record is an indisputable fact. With the current team of the Lakers, it is almost impossible to break out of the West.
After losing to the Blazers today, Lakers coach Vogel had a direct showdown. He said that the team’s lineup had shortcomings and was unable to defend a point guard with agility and a long range. To put it bluntly, the Lakers lack top defenders on the back line. This summer, the Lakers let go of Caruso and Pope defensive champions at the same time, the impact of these two transactions has begun to show.
For the Lakers, there is only one way to save the team, and that is to trade in the season. To be honest, the trading chips the Lakers can come up with are very limited. The 20-year-old Horton Tucker may be a good weight. Coupled with Nunn who has been in a truce, the two can make up about 15 million contract space, and it is estimated that they can exchange for a good swingman in the transfer market.
From the author’s emotional point of view, I hope the Lakers can use Horton Tucker + Nunn to exchange for the Rockets’ Gordon. Gordon is in good form this season, shooting more than 50% from three-pointers, and his defensive skills are also good. He assisted Harden in the championship that year. If the Lakers can grab Gordon, the team’s outside shooting ability will rise sharply!Return to Sohu to see more
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