After four consecutive wins, many people began to predict whether Guo Xu could break Chamberlain's record of 7 consecutive 50+ games, and he is likely to average more than 50 points per game this season, setting a new single-season scoring record for players.

Soaring points are the most attractive to fans, and Guo Xu only took four games to consolidate his "throne" after his return.

His new jersey No. 58 is selling so much that all fans want to buy a collectible.

Nike has also prepared his new boots, which are scheduled to be launched during the All-Star Weekend, and are sure to be a big hit.

Many fans believe the Lakers can win the championship this season, and experts are beginning to change their tune, saying that the Lakers are the top four seeds.

Only a handful of pundits poured cold water on the Lakers' defensive issues.

"It's impossible to win a championship on offense, and Lakers role players have to work harder to achieve a balance between offense and defense."

"In the regular season, the Lakers can play well with Guo Xu's personal ability, but their wing defense and defense are too poor, which can be seen from the veteran Vince Carter's starts. If they don't make up for this weakness, their overall strength is not as good as the Suns in the 2005-2006 season, and it will be difficult for them to break through in the West. ”

This is the real expert, who can see the hidden dangers of beating the Lakers through overall data analysis, rather than following the crowd to praise a certain star.

Guo Xu won the championship in 2006, which was not unrelated to the team's overall defensive efficiency. The same was true for the 76ers in the 2000-2001 season, and if it weren't for the super defensive strength of the role players, how could they have been brought to the Finals by a man who shot 48 percent from the field in the playoffs?

The Lakers' four-game opponent is only the Clippers as a playoff team, and the other three teams are not strong. If they encounter the Spurs and Warriors, the chances of them being killed by the opponent in a wave are indeed not small.

The Lakers flew back to Los Angeles, and the next game against the underdog Nuggets will definitely win easily.

Not everyone in the team is happy, some people benefit from tactics, and some people have worse statistics than last season because of tactical changes.

Guard Jordan Clarkson submitted a trade request to management along with his agent, and his need was to "want to play on a weak team, and the sooner you leave, the better." ”

If he plays for half a season and then leaves, Clarkson's chances of getting a big contract will be even lower, he has no data in the first half of the season, and how far can he brush up even if he plays hard? He's now determined to pursue a big contract.

Who will trade Clarkson is a big question, the Lakers don't need draft picks, they need instant power to compete for a championship.

Kupchak's idea was to switch to a power forward who was good at pick-and-roll, a role player similar to Haslem's style.

Horford has injury concerns and is not suitable for too long, and he will have problems defending as soon as he rests.

Harrell and Boozer are both defensive black holes at the moment, and Horford is not very good at blocking and pick-and-roll, and he is actually better suited to play as a center in small-ball play, which can completely open up space.

The trouble is that although Clarkson's stats last season were good and could attract some teams, he was only a second-round rookie, and the contract signed was too small, and it was impossible to use him as a bargaining chip to get any strongman back.

The Lakers don't have any players to pack, Nurkic is relatively attractive, and if the two of them are exchanged for one to achieve salary parity, the Lakers will definitely lose money.

Kupchak can't make the decision to pack a player on his own, not to mention that Nurkic is still the team's starting center. So he put Guo Xu out of the office after training, chatted with him about his thoughts, and said two trading intentions to see which one Guo Xu liked.

Trading Clarkson, Guo Xu has no opinion, this teammate has no future, and he has defects in any position. Unlike famous sixth men such as Louis Williams, Jamal Crawford, Ginobili, etc., he has an inconsistent shot.

He wants to go himself, and the Lakers have no reason to stand in the way.

Kupchak's first picks are pretty solid, the Pistons' Marcus Morris, a maneuverable power forward who can shoot three-pointers and is good at opening up space on the offensive end.

However, Marcus is a person who is strong in offense and weak in defense, and he is a big forward with average defense, he can't play center, and his ability to grab rebounds is too poor.

The second option is to trade with the Knicks in exchange for Derrick Williams, the famous parallel trade list.

The 203CM Derek was known as a two-way forward who could play inside and out when he was selected, but as a result, he was not tall enough to play power forward, and he looked bulky to play small forward. He had poor shooting, average defense, and terrible rebounding.

Derrick is a person who has participated in the slam dunk contest and has excellent athleticism, which is a big reason why he became the leader of the list back then. Kupchak thinks that letting this kind of person play next to Guo Xu may be able to improve.

Guo Xu shook his head: "Don't think about it, he can't play, I'm not a god, I can't let this kind of player practice shooting." I could only attract the bag clip and distribute the ball into the open space, and the god who couldn't shoot in the empty space couldn't save it. ”

Kupchak asked, "And what do you think of Marcus?" He doesn't do very well defensively, and if we want to find a strong defender, we have to send people with potential in the team. Is Nurkic going to stay? I don't think he and Horford work well together. ”

Guo Xu smiled and said, "He's good, stay." He can be an important point of attack against teams with poor interior confrontation ability, and there should be room to play in the playoffs. The two people you mentioned, I don't think it's much use to come here. ”

Kupchak sighed, he guessed that it might be this outcome. What Guo Xu said is very reasonable, it doesn't help the team much, why bother making this deal?

Guo Xu thought for a while, and Zhengse said: "I have a candidate, you can try to dig him, maybe you can dig up the team, the Jazz's PJ Tucker." ”

"He's too short, isn't he? Can you play power forward? "Kupchak has always been following the NBA, and he doesn't need to check the information to know who Guo Xu is talking about.

Tucker, a second-round rookie in 2006, was cut after playing 17 games for the Raptors, and has been unwanted since then, forced to leave the NBA to work in Europe. At that time, his registered height was 198CM, and his actual height was 193CM.

After many years in Europe, Tucker returned to the NBA after practicing his three-point shooting and was offered a contract with the Bulls in 2012.

He joined the Jazz on a free transfer in 2014 and was not able to get a big contract due to his limited height. He is very brave in the Jazz, not afraid of any confrontation, and is very aggressive in grabbing rebounds.

Tucker is a reliable corner three-point shooter who can play multiple positions, and he can defend anyone, and even allow him to defend the opposition's interior if necessary.

Still because of his height, he didn't play much, averaging 5.8 points, 5.4 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 1.3 steals in 25.3 minutes per game last season, shooting only 41.1% from the field.

At the end of this season, he is a complete free agent, with a small annual salary of 4 million. The Jazz are a bad team, no one is for sale, and a player like Clarkson who can attack will definitely welcome him.

The salaries of the two are not equal, and the Lakers can add a second-round pick, and the draft pick is more valuable after the salary increase.

Guo Xu said: "You trade him, I have a lot of experience in playing small ball, and when he and Robertson play together, the forward position is ambiguous, and they can make up for the big forward." It's enough for them to block and dismantle, and the speed can keep up with the defenders. ”

Kupchak thought for a moment and nodded, "Okay, that's it." ”

Kupchak doesn't think there's any need for scouts, assistant managers, and others to have meetings.

Guo Xu's liking is the most critical, and other factors are secondary. GUO XU'S HEIGHT OF 183CM CAN BECOME THE FIRST PERSON IN NBA HISTORY, AND THE SMALL TUCKER MAY BE ABLE TO BE A QUALIFIED POWER FORWARD, WHICH IS MUCH LESS DIFFICULT THAN GUO XU.