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The Lakers mock trading plan is exposed, the old and young return to Los Angeles, and the Mavericks become the Lakers "back garden" again?

7:06pm, 16 June 2025Basketball

Doncic has been wearing the Lakers' jersey for less than half a year, and Dallas's player library seems to have been labeled as "choose-choice" by the Los Angeles management.

The smoke and dust of the earthquake-magnitude transaction six months ago have not dissipated - Doncic and Davis exchanged their bosses and caused a shock in the league, and the Mavericks' management was angrily criticized by fans for being "crazy". Now that the smoke of gunpowder has resurfaced, Lakers media RedMamba has thrown a trading plan to the community: use Reeves + Kneckett + Vincent + the first round of 2031 to exchange for the Mavericks' PJ - Washington, Max Christie and Lefly. The voting results are interesting: 63.6% of the Purple and Gold Legion fans voted high, while only 36.4% voted against it. Behind the numbers is a cold reality. When Doncic, Reeves and the aging James form the core trio, the Lakers' defensive ceiling has been welded to death.

The air conditioning in Los Angeles is cold enough in summer, but the Lakers' management's cold sweat may not be stopped. Lakers reporter Josh Buha has already pointed out the crux of the problem: the team plans to use 5.7 million middle-class exceptions to chase Capela, while keeping a close eye on the Nets Clarkston. The strategy of supplementary defense is so radical because the defensive loopholes in the existing lineup are already in a collapse. Doncic's defensive efficiency has been hovering in the lower reaches of the league for a long time, and Reeves has been criticized by fans for "playoff defense is desperate 7. 39-year-old James has ambitions, but his lateral movement speed has been retreating steadily before the years. This trident, known for its gorgeous offense, has become an ATM for the opponent. The 63.6% fan support rate is not a blind pursuit of transactions, but a collective anxiety about the collapse of the defensive system. When the championship window slowly closed with the countdown of James' career, the backup defense is already a life-and-death hour.

The exquisiteness of this trading plan is that the three target players have a natural understanding of the core of the Lakers. PJ-Washington + Lefley + Christie - this "Dallas combination punch" hits the Lakers' life goal. Christie's return can be called a magical stroke . This young man who was once tied to the Mavericks in the Thick Brow trade averaged 9.6 points + 3.3 rebounds + 36.6% three-point shooting percentage last season, and has an all-round defense from the No. 1 position to the No. 3 position. His "Kobe skin" not only strengthens the backcourt, but also implicitly matches the box office metaphysics of Los Angeles.

PJ-Washington provides a forward solution. 38.1% three-point shooting percentage is combined with strong wing defense. He has been working with Doncic for more than a half season and knows how to fill the defensive rotation vacancy for the No. 77 superstar. The 21-year-old Lefly is the real strategic weapon. The 7-foot-1 height combination and the all-connected conditioned reflex developed by Doncic will transform the Lakers' penalty area from a weak rib to a no-fly zone. His existence is exactly the Lakers' 57 00,000 middle-class bid Capela's strategic backup.

When you look at the Mavericks as the "taker", you actually have a hidden maneuver. Reves, who is averaging 16 points per game, and with this year's No. 17 pick, Knector's growth potential, swallowed the first round of 2031 pick - the rebuilt ammunition depot has been formed. Vincent's garbage contract? It's just the price of eating honey. When the Eastern European combination disintegrated, the Mavericks' management has long been awake. Instead of guarding Davis' "Glass Man" attributes, it's better to completely push it back. But the risk is also dazzling. Sending off Levley means giving up the future pillar of the inside, and Washington's departure will tear the front line's defensive network. If the new lineup fails to run-in, Cuban may have to listen to the angrily scolding of "management is crazy" again .

The Lakers seem to have a clear winning range, but there are many hidden dangers. Reeves' departure may cut off the chemistry of the locker room, and his key ball ability is still the most stable security plug outside James. Although Christie, Washington and Lefly join the team to strengthen defense, the offensive firepower may not rise but fall. The Mavericks are entering a dangerous chess game. Vincent's remaining 2 years of 37.5 million contracts are like time bombs. If Kneckett grows less than expected, the value of the first round of the 2031 pick may take several years to fulfill. What's more ironic is that Christie may become a rare "second buyback" case in the NBA - it was traded by the same team within half a year and then replaced. This soap opera is enough to make Lakers fans laugh at themselves: "If I had known today, why should I be the first one? ”

Reconstruction of the basketball territory has never stopped. When the Mavericks sent Doncic half a year ago, General Manager Harrison's declaration of "defensive wins the championship" is still in his ears. If the Lakers really eat the defensive combination of Washington + Lefly, it is equivalent to taking the opponent's theoretical weapons for themselves. In the Dallas locker room, the lights in the general manager's office are bright all night long. They clearly take over the weight of Reeves and the 2031 first round pick - this may be the cornerstone of reconstruction in the next five years, or the last straw that crushes the management. When Lakers fans shout "63% support for the trade", what they really long for is the Dallas defensive system connected to Doncic's bloodline, which can become the last piece of iron for Los Angeles to recast the championship shield.

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