US media simulated trading plan: Lakers suffered a major blow, Durant joins the Clippers to form the Big Three

Text/Jiang Shihua

From the exchange between Doncic and Davis in the middle of this season, it is not difficult to draw such a conclusion: to put it bluntly, the NBA league is business, and no one sells things. With the Rockets already determined to chase Antetokounmpo, where Durant will go next has become a topic of great concern to the outside world. Recently, US media simulated a trading plan, and the results showed that the Lakers suffered a major blow, and Durant joined the Clippers to form the Big Three.

According to recent multi-party reports and transaction dynamic analysis, if Kevin Durant leaves the Suns in the 2025 offseason, the US media will analyze the priorities and feasibility of potential next players. The Los Angeles Clippers plan to make 5 for one plan: the Clippers give Powell (annual salary of 13 million), Derek Jones Jr., and Bogdanovic (annual salary of 18 million), plus the Grizzlies' second round pick in 2026 and the Clippers' first round pick in 2031. Although such chips are not luxurious, Durant's fate with the Suns has come to an end, and such chips are enough to impress the management of the Suns.

At present, the Clippers currently have Leonard and Harden, and Durant's indiscriminate singles can fill the key goals. With Zubac in the inside, although this lineup does not have the absolute strength to compete for the championship, it mainly considers age and injury factors. But at least it can have the upper hand in the Los Angeles derby with the Lakers. The Lakers regard Doncic, who was abandoned by the Mavericks, as a treasure, as destined to be a failed gambling. After Durant came to the Clippers, he actually formed a new Big Three lineup. Whether in terms of record prospects, commercial value, and box office guarantees, he should be no weaker than the Lakers. In fact, once James retires after the end of next season, the Clippers will undoubtedly become the basketball facade of Los Angeles.

Simply put, if the US media trade is implemented this time, it would be unrealistic for the Clippers to win the championship, but it is still OK to KO the Lakers.