NBA Trade Rumors observes that Los Angeles Lakers have been busy in rebuilding their team during this offseason. By bringing in Luke Walton at the helm, the team is doing all that they can to bring in talented players into their roster. However, the Lakers have not finished rebuilding their team.
NBA rumors suggest that the Lakers are pursuing a deal with Chinese star Yi Jianlian. In 2007, he was the No. 6 overall pick by the Milwaukee Bucks. However, things did not go well with the team. NBA rumors say that Lakers started noticing him as he played well for China's national team.
In the Olympics, he put up a huge game while playing for his country against the US. He scored 25 points on eight of 19 shooting to go along with six rebounds.
NBA rumors suggest that by adding Jianlian to their roster will make the Lakers a much stronger team. He has a specific skill set that Lakers could utilize off the bench. He also has a solid back-to-the-basket game. However, there is a need for Jianlian to turn his career around. Lakers could act as the platform through which he can bring his game back on track, reported LA Times.
Bringing Lakers into their roster is a risk worth taking for the Lakers. Provided he is able to turn his career around, Los Angeles could be signing a future starting power forward. On the flip side, if he does not play the game that everyone hope, Lakers will have an issue to release him, reported Inquisitr.
NBA trade rumors observe that Lakers are serious about their rebuilding process. D'Angelo Russell, Jordan Clarkson, and Julius Randle are all good picks. To add more value, the team also included Timofey Mozgov, Luol Deng, Jose Calderon, and Brandon Ingram during this offseason. In the forthcoming seasons, the team has a good chance to contend for a playoff spot in the Western Conference.
