In a recent major NBA trade, the Lakers sent away Russell and acquired Finney-Smith and Melton! This trade allowed the Lakers to obtain a top-tier defensive player but also left a vacuum at the point guard position, making the team's lineup shortcomings very apparent!
The Lakers are very interested in the Kings' Fox! Due to the Kings' poor record this season, with only 14 wins and 19 losses, ranking 12th in the West and getting further away from the playoffs.
Disappointed with the team's performance, the Kings' management decided to rebuild, starting with firing head coach Brown and then began selling off core players, with both Fox and Sabonis no longer untouchable!
The Lakers are eager for Fox to join! The 27-year-old Fox averaged 26.5 points, 5.1 rebounds, 6.3 assists, and 1.6 steals per game this season, in excellent form and once scored 60 points in a single game! If Fox were to join the Lakers, it would greatly enhance the team's backcourt strength, and with James and Davis, the Lakers' lineup would be significantly upgraded, making them capable of contending for the championship again!
For this trade, the Lakers have also shown great sincerity; currently, the Lakers' offer is Reeves, Hachimura, Vincent, and two first-round draft picks to get the Kings' Fox and McDermott. Reeves can be said to be the Lakers' biggest gesture in this trade, earning only $13 million a year, he is a typical example of low pay and high ability, an indispensable player on the Lakers' perimeter, with a very entertaining style of play! Although there is a gap with Fox, he is already a very outstanding player!
However, the Kings directly rejected this trade! It seems that the Kings want more for trading away Fox! In addition to Reeves and two first-round draft picks, the Kings also want to get the Lakers' Knickert, and the Kings' management really likes Knickert! If the Lakers add Knickert to this trade, the Kings will immediately agree to the deal!
Judging from the Lakers' current situation, both Reeves and Knickert are the future of the team. To get Fox, they are unwilling to include two young rookies! This has also put the Lakers and Kings in a stalemate!
What do you think? Is this offer suitable for the Lakers to get Fox? What kind of offer should they make?