The Lakers are interested in getting King's center Whiteside. Can he strengthen the Lakers inside?

The NBA All-Star Weekend is over. With Xinge winning the MVP trophy, all league teams will continue to set foot on the journey and work hard in the second half of the regular season. As the defending champion of last season, the Lakers finally couldn't sit still after seeing the Nets sign Griffin, and the team's strength was greatly improved.

The Lakers provide Griffin and Zhuang Shen's top center in all directions! Earlier, according to the Los Angeles Times reporter Dan Walker, in order to strengthen the thickness of the team's inside lineup and increase the defensive strength of the fifth place, the Los Angeles Lakers intend to acquire the center Whiteside through a transaction, which is expected to provide the King with high-quality quotations, including two rounds. The specific quotation is as follows: the Lakers sent McKinney +2 rounds and got King's center Whiteside.

The editor was not surprised that the Lakers provided Whiteside with information. When Griffin confirmed that he had joined the Big Three and drummond was close to the Nets, the Lakers could not compete with the Nets only by the current insider. Gasol Jr. and Davis both have some problems on the defensive end, so Whiteside is the Lakers' inside answer. At present, there are only 10 days left before the deadline for NBA transactions. Although every team is playing the regular season, their management has begun to try to get something in the future trading deadline. At present, there are only a handful of active and concerned teams in the trading market, such as Lakers, Rockets and Nets. Among them, both the Lakers and the Nets hope to strengthen their strength and hit the championship. Earlier, the Lakers reported that the King was interested in Whiteside. However, the rocket may make many transactions before the trading deadline, and the latest progress has been made. In terms of the Nets, Durant, who missed many games, ushered in good news, and the layup in the trading market may return to silence.

After Anthony Davis was absent, the Lakers exposed a big shortcoming, that is, the lack of depth inside. Last season, when Howard and McKee were two inside substitutes, the Lakers had an advantage in the inside. Even without heavy eyebrows, Howard and McKee can actually help the Lakers win some ordinary games. But now the Lakers only have old Gasol and Jones, and this lineup configuration is obviously not enough. So according to informed sources, the Lakers are very interested in Whiteside, the 2. 14-meter-high inside substitute for the Kings. Whiteside plays a bit like McKee. If he can go to the Lakers, he will probably be better than Jones and Pau Gasol. Whether he can help the team in guard and pick-and-roll depends on whether Pelinka can win him.

The Rockets may be the most active team in the trading market. Because the team has started to play badly, and they are also focusing on the future of the team, the veterans in the team naturally need to be traded. At present, the rocket trade has made new progress, the Tucker trade is in full swing, and Oladipo, House and Mackler Mo Ye are negotiating. At present, their transactions have also made significant progress. For example, the proposal to exchange some of their players for magician Aaron Gordon has aroused the interest of the other side. If Hiragi can really send all these players away before the deadline, in exchange for some young players and draft picks, the Rockets will certainly become faster on the road of reconstruction.