Abstract! US media simulated trading: Lakers 3 will be exchanged for Porzingis. Are there any plans for the Celtics to pay the transaction in reverse?

The time is coming to early June, and the NBA offseason has begun. There are several teams that need to improve their roster this offseason. Among them, they naturally include traffic teams such as Lakers, Celtics, Clippers, Warriors, etc. It's a pity for the Celtics to be the defending champion this season, but they failed to achieve their goals in the playoffs, and also lost the team's main player Tatum. Given the Celtics’ huge luxury tax, it’s time for them to make some deals in the offseason.

The Celtics need to get rid of the big contracts of two players this summer, one is Porzingis and the other is Holiday. As Holiday grew older, his condition showed a cliff-like decline; and as for Porzingis, he had been completely labeled as a glass man, and Porzingis's contract was also very large, so the Celtics had to trade him to reduce taxes. Recently, some American media believe that the Celtics may trade Porzingis to the Los Angeles Lakers.

According to previous news, Porzingis is considered a very likely Celtic player to be traded this offseason to balance the cap space. Recently, Brian Robb, a full-time Celtic reporter of MassLive, gave a trading plan related to Porzingis:

Lakers get: Porzingis;

Celtics get: Vincent, Kleber, Milton.

For this transaction, from the books, the Lakers gave out three insignificant role players, and 2 of them were water dispenser players. The Lakers almost got Porzingis in vain. So, will the Celtics give the Lakers such a big advantage? Obviously not. In my opinion, if this news is true, the Celtics are willing to give it to the Lakers Porzingis because they have their own special purpose, and they will never be this great charity in vain.

Now, Porzingis is already a completely negative asset for the Celtics, and the team is eager to get rid of Porzingis' contract. However, after seeing Porzingis' performance this season, most teams in the league will not be willing to take Porzingis' contract. This player now has more than just a crisp attribute, his offensive and defensive efficiency has dropped significantly, and his value is very low. I'm afraid that at most, I can get the bargaining chips like these role players of the Lakers.

More importantly, although in this trading plan, the three players sent by the Lakers are all small roles and insignificant, but for the Celtics, it is of great value. The reason is that among these three players, 2 of them have expired contracts, and the remaining one is a high-quality short-term contract with an annual salary of 3 million yuan. If the transaction can be reached, the Celtics are equivalent to breaking up Porzingis' junk contract into three very flexible small contracts, which is definitely a very good deal.

However, whether the Lakers are willing to welcome Porzingis and let him partner Doncic again is an uncertain place. Although the Lakers lack inside players, what they lack is not Porzingis' type inside players. What they need are blue-collar players who can eat cakes, bridle guards and rebounds, similar to the Mavericks' Gafford and the Nets' Clarkston. In exchange for an injury-ridden Porzingis does not seem to be of much use except for the book lineup. These may be the important reasons why it looks confusing in the trading market this summer!