Lakers urged to trade $53 million superstar devastatingly exposed by Thunder in playoffs
According to an NBA writer, the Los Angeles Lakers should cut ties with a standout guard who averaged 23.3 points per game during the regular season.
Lakers urged to trade $53 million superstar devastatingly exposed by Thunder in playoffs originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Los Angeles Lakers must trust their gut this offseason and make decisions they feel will benefit the franchise in the long run.
Some will be easier than others, but at the end of the day, it’ll be up to the 17-time NBA champions to do right by their franchise point guard, Luka Doncic. ClutchPoints’ Enzo Flojo believes that it would be in Los Angeles’ best interest to move on from their 27-year-old superstar, who, in Flojo's mind, was devastatingly exposed by the Oklahoma City Thunder in the second round of the playoffs (Oklahoma City cruised to a 4-0 series win). “This next conversation will be painful for Lakers fans because (Austin) Reaves remains one of the franchise’s most beloved players (assuming he stays on for the final year of his current contract),” Enzo wrote Wednesday.
“Too bad emotional attachment cannot outweigh basketball reality. ” “The Thunder series exposed Reaves in devastating fashion. Offensively, he still delivered flashes of scoring punch.
His 27-point performance in Game 4 showed his offensive instincts remain valuable. However, playoff basketball is ultimately about survivability on both ends of the floor. ” “Oklahoma City relentlessly hunted him defensively every chance they got.