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No! The Lakers trading move is coming, Pelinka is preparing to send Reeves away? Reluctant to shed Kennett

9:53pm, 16 July 2025【Basketball】

Summer League so far, sophomore Knector performed poorly - the outbreak of Brownie when he was discomfort made Lao Ke criticized. In the same second grade, when Christie was already killing in the Xia Lian, Kneckett was getting worse every year.

Of course, putting aside the summer league and talking about only the NBA main game, Kneket is worthy of recognition.

Explanation point: Strong three-point shot. 23 goals were shot with 68 shots and a shooting rate of 34%. In comparison, Harden 30%, Curry 36%, and Durant 42%.

In short, rookie Jiknector showed a star-like three-point hard solution. Of course, the sample of 68 shots is not high if you want to be honest. But this is not important. What is important is the sharpshooter potential displayed - the premise is that he determines his role as a player.

The reason why Kennector was DNP most of the time after the All-Star in 24-25 is that he was unwilling to be a role player - he ended with the ball most of the time.

At the same time, according to the NBA China official website, Grimes has not received a quote that is far lower than 25 million.

It is worth mentioning that as the No. 25th show in 2021, Grimes' contract has expired this summer. Because he has never received a satisfactory offer, the US media Sports Illustrated revealed that the Lakers and 76ers are negotiating a 3-for-1 deal. Specifically, the Lakers gave Hachimura Shizuo, Kneckett, and won Grims in the first round in 2019.

Based on this 3-for-1 deal, I think Pelinka is preparing to send Reeves away.

Reason 1: Location. In the 243 games so far in the NBA career, Grimes has played the No. 2 position by 67%. Reeves played the No. 2 position in 8440 minutes in 280 games. In other words, both of them are shooting guards.

Reason 2: That is, combat power. So far, Grims' true offensive plus-minus value is 0.3, defensive real plus-minus value is -0.1, and Reeves' two-digit numbers are 0.9 and -0.4. In other words, Reeves is strong in offense and Grims is strong in defense.

Reason 3: Age. Grimes is 24 years old, and most likely, there is still a possibility of growth. In contrast, 26-year-old Reeves has basically taken shape.

To sum up three points, Reeves does not have the existence of stabilizing Grims. Apart from this, we cannot ignore one thing. Next Xia Reeves wants to get a big contract - when he refuses to renew the Lakers' nearly 90 million in four years, he will see if Pelinka does not give a big contract, so he will definitely leave the team and go to other teams to get it.

So I think it is understandable that the Lakers can get Grims to let Reeves go. Just giving up Kneckett is reluctant to leave.

First, Christie was also criticized for a time, but in the end he was still called out. Of course, I'm not saying that Knector can play, but the rookie should not rush to draw conclusions.

Secondly, as I said just now, if Kneckett is willing to position a role player, this upper limit is still very objective.