Famous reporter: Big Eyebrow hopes the Lakers can strengthen the center to protect his health. The team wants to retain future assets.

On November 15th, famous journalist Brett Siegel wrote an article and reported that before the deal with the Mavericks, the Lakers had already considered trading Deng Mei. Part of the reason was that Deng Mei had publicly stated many times that the team needed to strengthen the center position, which caused dissatisfaction among the management. Dang Mei believed that this would protect his health, while the Lakers believed that this was not a top priority.

"This was not seen as necessary by the Lakers, as their focus (at the time) was on preserving future assets and maintaining salary flexibility for 2025, when LeBron has a player option. The Lakers did not completely close the door on seeking more frontcourt additions, which they attempted to do multiple times before the 2025 trade deadline, but it was not considered a core need for the team. At the same time, more focus is on Reeves, who the team hopes will grow into the third key talent behind James and Davis. Sources said that the team's decision to let Davis continue to play significant minutes with little frontcourt help has made his team unhappy and created more friction and tension before the 2024-25 season.source:bóng đá 7m cn