The Lakers must send Reeves away? The team records that the trading threshold set by the team is too high and no perfect plan has been seen yet

On May 24, the NBA playoffs continued. In recent times, the topic of whether the Lakers should send Reeves away has become the focus. Lakers reporter Jovan Buha bluntly said that the Lakers set a very high threshold for Reeves and they will reject general offers for Reeves.

In this season, Reeves had a career-high 20.2 points, 5.8 assists, 4.5 rebounds and 1.1 steals during the regular season, shooting 46% from the field and 37.7% from three-pointers. During the playoffs, his data declined slightly, averaging 16.2 points, 5.4 rebounds and 3.6 assists, shooting 41.1% from the field and 31.9% from three-pointers. Reeves earns $12.98 million this year, and he signed a four-year, $53.83 million contract with the team in July 2023.

Considering the current situation of the Lakers, many media people have said that the Lakers must send Reeves away. The famous reporter Bill Simmons said that Reeves will definitely be traded so that the Lakers lineup problem can be solved. Former NBA defender Louve said on Run It Back that the Lakers should indeed trade Reeves because the small lineup will not work in the playoffs. And given Reeves' personal performance, there will be many teams who want him.

Lakers reporter Jovan Buha gave an answer to some rumors about Reeves. He said: "I think the most important thing is to tell me whether the trade of Reeves is reasonable and whether it is cost-effective for the Lakers, because we can sit here for theoretical deductions and put forward various assumptions about Reeves changing this or that, which ultimately depends on the Lakers' feelings, and the threshold for the Lakers to trade Reeves is very high."

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Then Jovan Buha continued: "I have said before that I have seen someone offer to trade him for Adebayo, and someone for Jackson, but I think both situations are not realistic, and I have also seen someone for him for Isaac or Bitaze. I also think this is not realistic, and I completely underestimate the value of Reeves. So, I think a balance should be found in these two extremes. It may be closer to Adebayo and Jackson, but it will not be completely at that level. I haven't seen a trade idea for Reeves that makes sense to both sides, and I think everyone generally underestimates the Lakers' feelings for him. What is important is the Lakers' idea. I have seen many Reeves' trade designs have far lower returns than the Lakers' acceptance range. The threshold for trading Reeves is very high."

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