The media suggests that the Lakers make a 5-for-4 deal! Send Reeves away, Sohan assists James?

NBA Western Conference will be extremely fierce next season. It is estimated that except for the Jazz and the Trail Blazers, the other 13 teams will all attack the playoffs. The rise of new generation teams such as the Thunder and Rockets will also bring great competitive pressure to the old-school giants. Traditional Western Conference traffic brigades such as the Lakers, Clippers, and Warriors are not without the possibility of competing for the championship next year, but at least in terms of book strength, they still have to be a little bit of ambition. From the offseason to the present, the Warriors have not strengthened any of them, and the holes in the inside line have not been filled. The most important problem of Kumingga is still not solved. The Clippers have many important signings this summer, and the lineup of the new season is very gorgeous. The only disadvantage is that they are too old. Their average age has even set a record in NBA history.

The Lakers' signing operations have been very good since the offseason. They signed Laravia, a young 3D forward, and got No. 1 pick Ayton at a bargain price. As the starting center, they signed back to Hayes for the basic salary to enhance the thickness of the inside line, and then introduced veteran Smart to establish a tough culture for the team. But I have to admit that there is one problem with the Lakers, that is, the defensive ability of the starting lineup. With their current lineup, Doncic, James and Reeves must start at the same time. Even if the signings are better at defense and Smart, who has won DPOY, he can't squeeze Reeves. Reeves' position in the Lakers is actually very embarrassing. You should say that he and Zhan Dong are tied to the Lakers' Big Three. His status is far behind that of the other two stars.

And you say Reeves is a role player, it doesn't seem to be the case. After all, he is also a rising star supported by the Lakers. He averaged 20.2 points, 4.5 rebounds and 5.8 assists per game last season, and his average score is higher than that of Paul George, Satsuki, and Shin Kyung. During this summer's offseason, Reeves also rejected the 4-year 89 million contract offered by the Lakers. He has greater ambitions and a higher team status. To be honest, the Lakers might as well trade Reeves as soon as possible when he is worth a good value. In response, the US media Sports Illustrated stated that it recommended to trade Reeves to the Spurs and proposed a 5-for-4 trading plan. The specific details of the plan are: the Lakers sent Reeves, Vincent, Vanderbilt, Kleber and a first-round pick, and got the Spurs' Vassel, Castle, Sohan and a second-round pick.

If this deal is reached, the Lakers' lineup structure will be more balanced. Wassel and Castle are both large-sized defenders, and their defensive abilities are naturally much stronger than Reeves. They are both very young and have a lot of room for improvement. As a rookie last year, Castle averaged 14.7 points, 3.7 rebounds and 5.1 assists per game in his first season, with a shooting percentage of 42.8% and a real shooting percentage of 52.2%. His real shooting percentage exceeded the data of superstar rookies such as James, Durant, and Ross. He also beat last year's No. 1 pick and became the best rookie last season. If the Lakers get Castle, their future prospects will be bright. They will build a team around Doncic and Castle as the core, and they are not afraid that the team will fall into a bottleneck period after James leaves.

Sohan is also a forward with both offense and defense. He has a very sensitive rebounding sense and excellent finishing ability at the basket. He can serve as a stable scoring point for the Lakers' second team. It is worth mentioning that Sohan is a young player with a very personality. He is James' "No. 1 James". He often connotates James on social media. If he comes to the Lakers and is a teammate with James, it will definitely be very interesting. In this way, the Lakers' starting lineup next season will most likely be Doncic, Castle, James, Hachimura and Ayton, and the substitute depth will be very thick: Kneckett, Smart, Hayes, Sohan, Wassel, and Laravia. While increasing the depth of the lineup, it is simply a matter of killing two birds with one stone.

And the Spurs on the other side, their reason for executing the transaction is also very simple. They will improve the main players' books. Next season, they will go to the playoffs, and the super three players of Howe are grouped together, including Wenban Yama, Fox and Reeves. After introducing Fox last season, the Spurs had too many defenders and insufficient ball rights allocation. After this deal, Wenban and Fox's team status will also be improved. The second-place pick Harper this year will also get more opportunities to play. If Castle and Vassel are kept, there are too many young players with similar attributes in the team, and it is too overlapping. The Spurs just signed a four-year, $229 million maximum salary renewal, which shows that they still believe in Fox and can lead the Spurs to get rid of the hat of the bottom team. If Reeves is added, what do you think of the upper limit of this Spurs?