Lakers may trade defender Reeves & continue to find a championship helper for James

The American media revealed that with the NBA Lakers being eliminated by the Timberwolves in the playoffs yesterday, the Purple and Gold Army was once again in the dire straits of media debate. The lineup upgrade in the 2025 offseason has become an indispensable part. It is reported that in order to continue to upgrade the championship lineup next season, the Lakers are very likely to sacrifice defender Reeves to find a third-in-chief player with better off offense and defense!

Yesterday, the Lakers lost to the Timberwolves at home 96:103. They were eventually eliminated 1-4 in this round of playoffs. Lakers guard Reeves once again fell into a blacksmith mode. He played 40 minutes and 41 seconds in the game, made 5 of 14 shots, 2 of 10 three-pointers, and 0 free throws, only scored 12 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists, and the team's highest 6 turnovers were made, with a positive and negative value of -9 on the field. He became the target of the Timberwolves on both offense and defense! In the 5 games against the Timberwolves in the 2024-2025 playoff series against the Timberwolves, Reeves averaged 39.4 minutes per game, scoring 16.2 points + 5.4 rebounds + 3.6 assists + 0.2 steals + 0.6 blocks, shooting percentage of 41.0%, three-point shooting percentage of 31.0%, and free throw shooting percentage of 85.0%. This is not the case with averaging 20.2 points + 4.5 rebounds + 5.8 assists per game in the regular season. This weak point in the defensive end is often an important target for the Timberwolves' attacks.