What s the situation? Reeves is promoted to the star inside? This is a good thing for the Lakers, but not for Ayton

Now looking at it, it is indeed strange that the Lakers' return of Mark Williams - 16.6 million in 2 years, and the bargain price was Aiton.

The Lakers won the Lakers who are less than 9 million and have an average of 18+10 per game. Of course, Ayton also has his own little Jiujiu when he chose the Lakers.

First, the Lakers lack center.

Second, the Lakers are highly exposed.

combined with two points, Ayton was following the previous path of Monk and Schroeder - seizing the opportunity to perform, and the big contract was natural.

The inside line has been strengthened, and the rest is to strengthen the wings and defend the defender. Given the Lakers' limited chips, the Trail Blazers' Seble is a good choice - the advantages are that his short and strong figure can swing upwards to forwards like Siakam and Randall; the disadvantages are that the offensive end is unstable, so I can simply understand the basic salary.

The advantages and disadvantages are obvious, and the Trail Blazers are rebuilding the team, so the Lakers have great hopes.

At the same time, according to the US media Sports Illustrated, the Lakers, the Heat and the Hawks are negotiating a three-party deal. What involved the Lakers was to send Reeves, Kneckett and others to get Adebayo.

The Lakers want to trade Reeves?

From the perspective of the contract, there is still a one-year contract of 14 million and a large contract is requested, there is no problem for the Lakers to trade Reeves. To take a step back, this also meets Pelinka's needs - it will only give up Reeves when it comes to star player trades.

What can Adebayo bring to the Lakers?

I think there are two points:

First, Adebayo's mid-range shooting rate has been 43% so far in his NBA career. From the perspective of whether there is a ball or not, it can be understood as a large-sized version of Leonard.

Second, with a career-average of 3.6 assists per game with 19.1% assists. Like Jokic and Sabonis Jr., Adebayo has the ability to attack with the ball at a low post.

Third, Adebayo is at the top level in terms of mobility, prediction ability, and reading ability. This defense is also the top-notch in the same position - it was selected for the best defense team for five consecutive years in 19-24.

Therefore, Adebayo made the Lakers' offensive end change from "unilateral" to "three-dimensional" - from Doncic's single offensive starting point to an internal and external dual-core. On the defensive end, there is an additional defender who has both the lead and the ball guard and the basket guard.

Compared to Reeves, Adebayo, who is at the All-Star level, has improved his combat effectiveness against the Lakers. In other words, this three-party deal will definitely be a good thing for the Lakers. However, I don't think it's a good thing for Ayton.

Reason: Competition. If Adebayo was not available, Ayton would be the Lakers' undisputed starter, but now it's a big question mark. I even think Adebayo's arrival is the worst result of Aden going back to play as a substitute. This is contrary to the original intention of joining the Lakers.

Finally, from the perspective of Reeves' upgrade to Adebayo, the Lakers are still worth making this deal.