Live broadcast on December 23 recently, Dan Woike, a reporter from Los Angeles Times, interviewed several rival executives and talked about the current trading prospects of the Lakers.
An Eastern executive believes that this depends on the severity of Davis’s injury, and most people think that the Lakers will push for a deal.
Another executive said: “They have not completely lost their competitiveness. They still have ways to improve, and they must also improve.”
Another competitor said that if the negotiation was proper, he thought Davis’s injury could actually help the Lakers negotiate the deal. Since the summer, the team has been seeking chips in negotiations, and most of the league think they are “eager” to seek some kind of deal.
The Lakers’ sense of urgency, coupled with the early stage of negotiations, has led to a very high price for opponents. This executive believes that no matter what the severity of Davis’s injury is, it will bring the Lakers chips they have never had since summer, giving them a very real reason to stop negotiations, focus on the off-season.