The Lakers have proposed Embiid s trading plan, rookies add five first-round picks, worried about being incompatible with Doncic

The latest report by Jowan Buha, a reporter from Los Angeles Times, said the Lakers asked about the trading situation of Joel Embiid, the leader of the 76ers. Robert Pelinka has plans to package young players and multiple future draft picks in exchange for Embiid to join forces with Luca Doncic, but the Lakers are skeptical about the feasibility of this deal at the technical level of basketball. Executives of all teams in the league know that the Lakers are eager to meet Doncic's needs, whether it involves Clarkston, Kessler or other excellent center players, the Lakers will have to pay a huge price to achieve their goals. "Almost all teams have spoken out about Robert Pelinka's deal proposal, and everyone knows what the Lakers want." Jowan Buha said, "The failure of Mark Williams' trade and the defeat of the Lakers' playoffs against the Timberwolves have proved what this team needs, which has led to other teams being cautious in the negotiations with the Lakers' trade."

It is easy for the Lakers to find a substitute center, but it is difficult to get an insider who has long partnered Doncic. For a team trying to build a championship with limited assets, being in such a position is a huge disadvantage in trading negotiations. "Pellinka needs to promise to the team that Williams's repentance in the deal is just a coincidence, and all the Lakers' chips are placed on the negotiating table." Jowan Buha said, "The Lakers are questioning internally that since the cost of getting other centers is huge, why not try to get those All-Star centers?" The Sixers are exploring Embiid's deal. It is time for the Lakers to seize this opportunity, at least the two sides have the basis to reach a deal. There is a crack in the relationship between Embiid and the Sixers, who has experienced another bad season in the 2023 regular season MVP has been plagued by left knee problems, and the Sixers are at a crossroads of rebuilding or giving it a try. "As a result of health issues, many people are uncertain about Embiid's future in the team. Jowan Buha said of Embiid's future in the Sixers," said several executives also said that the Sixers' management is open to Embiid's deal and is willing to discuss this topic at least. "Since Doncic's trade occurred, there are no untradeable players in the league.

" The 76ers will consider making this deal with the Lakers Embiid, a trading plan that does not involve Austin Reeves and players with expired contracts may contribute to this. "Jowan Buha said. In this way, if the Lakers want to match Embiid's contract salary of $59.5 million next season, they need to package Finney Smith, Hachimura, Gab Vincent and MarkleBell at the same time, and also need to send Kneckett. As a supplement to the 76ers, the Lakers also need to send multiple first-round picks in the future. In Mark Williams' deal, the Lakers give away the 2031 unprotected first-round picks and the 2030 first-round swap rights. In Embiid's deal, the Lakers need to send more draft picks . After the draft ends, the draft picks that the Lakers can use for trade also include first-round picks in 2026 and 2028, and first-round pick swaps in 2027 and 2029 can also be used as bargaining chips. Jowan Buha said that sources close to Lakers' trade negotiations revealed that the Sixers are expected to make at least five first-round picks to the Lakers. The Lakers must carefully evaluate the value of Embiid's trade and their future physical health, once Kennett and Five first-round draft picks were packaged, which means that the Lakers have no further conditions for further strengthening in the future. It is necessary to prove that the combination of Embiid and Doncic can win the championship.

This season, Embiid only played 19 games due to injury and off-court problems, averaging 23.8 points, 8.2 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game. The Lakers are skeptical about trading Embiid at a huge price. The reason is very simple. Even if Embiid is completely healthy and restored to the MVP level, his compatibility with Doncic at the basketball level will not be seen. OK. Doncic needs a lot of ball holding time to play. More than a season of Embiid's joint efforts with Harden proved that his partner with a ball-holding All-Star player will not have a good on-field chemistry. However, the Lakers' situation is also awkward. Ordinary starting centers in the trading market require the Lakers to come up with similar chips. In this case, why don't the Lakers try to get Embiid?

"Although Embiid has an injury problem, it is unwise to trade him without changing a star. "Jowan Buha said, "When Embiid is healthy, he can still be a powerful force. The only problem that kept him away from the field was his ups and downs, which is why the Sixers asked Embiid for a high price in the deal. ”