Each gets what you need! US media shows a 3-for-2 trading plan: Lakers sell 3 players and welcomes Pope + wins the substitute insider

Each one needs! As the offseason is approaching, the US media "fadeawayworld" has released a 3-for-2 plan, and has advised the Lakers and Magic to complete a win-win deal. The Purple and Gold Army sold 3 people through the transaction to welcome the championship former player Pope, and at the same time, it won the substitute inside line and solved two shortcomings.

The potential trading plan is as follows

Lakers get: Pope + Bitaze;

Magic get: Vanderbilt + Kneckett + Vincent.

Lakers: Strengthen the inside + defense

After sending away Brother Davis and returning to Doncic on the trading deadline, the Lakers completely transformed into an offensive team and also won the third place in the regular season. However, with the arrival of the playoffs, the Lakers exposed many shortcomings and were eliminated in the first round.

The two shortcomings of the inside and the defense are particularly obvious. Pelinka also publicly regards strengthening the inside as the primary goal in the press conference after the end of the season.

Through this trading plan, the Lakers got Bitaze, a qualified substitute insider without sending away the first round pick and swap rights.

This season, he played a qualified substitute inside role in the Magic, averaging 20.5 minutes per game, scoring 7.2 points, 6.6 rebounds, 2 assists, 0.7 steals and 1.4 blocks, with an overall shooting percentage of 61.1%.

The hit rate and average probability both entered the top ten in the league. He is an efficient substitute blue-collar insider and has certain support abilities.

Plus he is only 25 years old, which is worth the Lakers' betting on long-term training. I hope he can play a long-term and stable substitute inside next to Doncic.

Compared to Bitaze, Pope is the core goal of this deal. As a former Lakers player, he has helped James win the championship and played a reliable 3D wing role, providing a reliable one-on-one single-point defense and an efficient outside end.

However, during his time with the Magic this season, his performance was far lower than expected, especially in terms of three-point shooting, the regular season shooting percentage was only 34.2%, and the playoffs fell to 26.1%, which is also one of the key reasons why the Lakers have hope of getting him at a low price.

While during his time with the Lakers, Pope scored 39% and 41% of three-point shooting percentage in the last two seasons, coupled with his good relationship with the Lakers management and his rich experience in winning the championship twice, the Lakers have no reason not to bet on this old player in the trough.

The most important thing is that the Lakers did not actually send out too many valuable players in this transaction. Only Kneckett has a certain positive value, which is very important for the Lakers with limited chips in their hands.

This means that after completing this transaction, the Lakers can also package players such as Reeves, Hachimura Less and others with the first round pick and then pursue a starting-level insider, such as the Mavericks' Goverd.

Magic: Targeted reinforcement

And for the Magic, this deal is also profitable. Like the Lakers, the Magic also exposed clear shortcomings in the playoffs.

The first thing that is hit is offensive development and No. 1 rotation. Vincent will become a reasonable choice for the Magic to substitute No. 1, especially when he proves himself again in the second half of the playoffs this season.

Knector's age and characteristics meet the Magic's lineup training needs and is expected to become the end point of the Magic's most needed large-scale production three-pointers on the outside. As for Vanderbilt, his defensive style is almost completely in line with this Magic team and can play a substitute role seamlessly.

Therefore, from the paper alone, this is a trading plan that the Magic and the Lakers are expected to each take. While the Lakers solved the depth of the inside, they welcomed the champion former player Pope.

Magic solved the problem of insufficient personnel at No. 1 position, and bet on Kneckett to grow into a large-scale three-point shooter.