There is no choice for the starting price on the ground? For the Lakers who are 7+7 per game, this is very similar to Westbrook s trade

Season 22-23, when the entire league knows that the Lakers are going to trade Westbrook, what is waiting for Pelinka is to start the price. In the end, Anji took over - at that time, considering that the main chips were only protected by the first 4 years ago, the price was acceptable. As time goes by, Mr. Pei is about to start price again?

Yes, when the Mavericks and the Lakers reached the Luca and the Davis deal, the league got the chance to slap Pelinka again - the Purple and Gold Legion was not lacking in the center, but a serious lack of - when Hayes could both become the starter, we know how stretched Redick was in the center position.

Speaking of this, we must say two points:

First, it is true that Reeves is likely to break out of the contract next summer, but it is unlikely that Pelinka will trade him at the moment. To put it bluntly, everyone has the heart of luck. What if Reeves doesn't jump? Even if you jump, the probability of holding the bird's right is very high.

Second, Doncic may not be able to be a favorite in the team like Jokic, but he still has the ability to maintain the team's lower limit. I mean, there is no problem for teams to enter the playoffs if they don’t have major injuries. Potentially, the Lakers' first round in 31 years is no longer as valuable as before.

To sum up two points, Reeves is likely to be out of no competitive first round and it is basically difficult for Mr. Pep to trade to come to Gafford and Clarkston. As for Kessler, there is no need to think about it.

But the problem is that if Doncic renews his contract in advance and has the possibility of winning the championship in the new season, he must make up for the center position.

For this reason, Pelinka might as well focus on some unpopular centers, such as Magic's Goga Bitaze.

Explanation point 1: Progress. He averaged 5.8 points and 5.2 rebounds per game in the 22-23 season, 5.0 points and 4.6 rebounds per game in the 23-24 season, and 7.2 points and 6.6 rebounds per game in the 24-25 season. Obviously, Bitaze is showing a progressive trend. To put it more, Bitaze, who scored 12.6 points and 11.7 rebounds every 36 minutes this season, still exceeds 70% of the centers.

Explanation point 2: Competitive pressure. In the center position, the Magic have Carter Jr. and Wagner Jr. In addition, Banchero and Isaac can also swing upward to play the No. 5 position. From this perspective, the competition pressure is very high.

To sum up two points, the Lakers are still very likely to get Bitaze with potential. Of course, for the latter who averages 7+7 per game, I think the Lakers are content.

Reason: bargaining chips. To put it bluntly, if it weren't for the high competitive pressure, Pelinka would probably not be able to trade even Bitaze. From another perspective, it is precisely because of this that the Lakers basically don’t pay too much chips.

And this is also very similar to the Westbrook trade - everyone is waiting to slaughter the Lakers, but there are always people who "rescue".