3 wins! Lakers, Rockets three-way trade plan, Westbrook goes to Hornets, Gordon partners with James

On September 5th, Beijing time, NBA reporter Sean Deveney wrote an article on the latest trade prospects of Lakers player Westbrook. In the report, a league executive said that with the Lakers Anthony Davis in recent years, he was full of Injuries plagued, and James has also entered the age of retirement. The feeling of the league is that the Lakers' most valuable assets now are the two first-round picks in 27 and 29 years. Not only has Westbrook lost himself The transaction value of , even the thick eyebrows and James are not very valuable in the trading market. Therefore, the Lakers now have to seize the opportunity to seize the next one to two years, the final championship window period. At present, they are still actively seeking Westbrook transactions.

Sean Deveney said there is a feeling in NBA circles that the Lakers will now trade one of the draft picks in a big deal and the other will be traded later in the season. The Lakers found that other teams willing to take over Westbrook's salary (expected to buy him later) hoped that they could get a draft pick just by taking over Westbrook, and the Lakers wanted to get some player chips in these teams, You'll need to pay for another pick. To put it simply, the Lakers seem to have to send two first-round picks if they want to send Westbrook away, and the Lakers have no interest in giving up these two draft picks without a huge return. It is very possible that Westbrook will remain with the Lakers in the new season.

Recently, Piercy, a columnist for the US media "NBA Analysis Network", shared such a three-way transaction plan about the Lakers, Rockets and Hornets, which involves 6 players and a first-round pick. The specific transaction plan is as follows: The Lakers send Weiss. Brook and the 2027 first-round pick, Gordon from the Rockets, and Hayward from the Hornets. The Rockets sent Gordon, Martin Jr., Oubre the Hornets, and PJ Washington. The Hornets sent out Oubre, Hayward and PJ Washington for Westbrook and a 2027 first-round pick from the Lakers and Martin for the Rockets. For the Lakers, it was a 2-for-2 deal, and they got their wish, sending only one first-round pick along with Westbrook.

The Lakers have discussed with the Pacers and the Jazz about the Westbrook trade plan before. Whether it is Turner + Hield or Bogdanovic + Conley, to get these two combinations, the Lakers have to pay two heads. Turner and Hield have not been stable in recent years. Both of them have been affected by some injuries. Whether they can help the Lakers strengthen is still unknown. As for the Jazz's two chips, Bogdanovic still has a certain value, the defense will not hold back, and the three-point ability is also very good, but Conley has no practical significance in the Lakers, and his contract is as high as one At more than 20 million a year, the premium is similar to that of Westbrook. The Lakers can consider trading discussions with other teams.

From this three-way transaction, the Lakers got Gordon and Hayward. Although Hayward has some glass attributes in recent years, as long as he is present, his performance is very good, and his offensive skills are quite comprehensive, breakthrough and shooting. He has the ability. He also averaged 15.9 points, 4.6 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game last season, which can share a large part of the offensive pressure for James. If Hayward can stay healthy in the Lakers, even if he changes to Westbrook alone, it will definitely not be a loss. Gordon is an experienced veteran guard with a stable three-point shooting ability. Last season, the outside shot rate reached 41.2%. After the Lakers made a series of lineup adjustments this offseason, the guard is not as good as above. The season is so abundant, the arrival of Gordon can fully help the Lakers to strengthen.

For the Rockets, they may be the biggest winner of this deal, sending Gordon and Martin Jr., and ushering in Oubre and Washington. This can help them get out of the bad situation. Washington and Oubre also They are both relatively young players, and they averaged more than 10 points per game last season. The two can provide the team with a certain defensive quality. Since sending Harden away, the Rockets have been busy rebuilding the team, but they have not been able to finalize the team. This offseason, after sending Wood away, the Rockets have also established Porter Jr. and Jaylen Green as their core players. Come to Oubre and Washington, their new season record is still worth looking forward to.

For the Hornets, they have to free up enough salary space next summer to sign other stars to strengthen. Both Hayward and Oubre have one or two years left on their contracts. Washington's rookie contract is about to expire. Westbrook also has one year left on his contract. The Hornets can try to see how they perform in the new season. Further adjustments will be made during the offseason.