Getting Doncic puts the Lakers in a dilemma in the subsequent transaction, the inside is empty and the Lakers are eager to find a basket protector

If the Lakers want to make any trades in the offseason, they may be raised by other teams.

Although they unexpectedly got Doncic this season, league executives believe that the Lakers' acquisition of Doncic from the Mavericks' deal is simply a "pie from the sky", and they will definitely pay a higher price for subsequent deals.

The source said this league-wide sentiment is expected to make it more challenging for the Lakers to negotiate trades with other teams. If the Lakers negotiate the trade, the team may have to "pay too high prices" for some interested players in the market.

This season, the Lakers got Doncic but traded the Dark Brow, causing the Lakers' inside line to be completely void, and also caused their current defensive ability to decline again. Then they chose to urgently stop Ma Wei's joining at the last moment of the trade with the Hornets, and the loss in the playoffs put the management in a completely passive state.

Currently, centers or insiders in the league are relatively scarce. Recently, many Lakers media have frequently discussed potential trading plans involving Nets center Clarkston. This situation is not accidental. They even posted a picture to share with netizens and asked: "Which of the above three big men should team up with James and Doncic?"

The three people in the picture are Clarkston of the Nets, Adams of the Rockets, and Gafford of the Mavericks.

Among them, Clarkston can not only participate in offense and defense conversion quickly, but also have the ability to switch defenses that suits Doncic's system. The Meji also set up a simulated trading plan, that is, the Lakers use Hachimura base, Kneckett, Kleber, and the Lakers' first round pick in 2031 (top 8 pick protection) to exchange for Clarkston and the 27th overall pick this year.

The Rockets have said that they are trying their best to get Adams back to the team. As a substitute, Adams' performance is very important to the Rockets.

The Lakers did not have the chance to get the Mavericks' Gafford. Because the Mavericks quickly sent Doncic to the Lakers, they got the No. 1 pick with only 0.8% chance, the process of this draft pick has been questioned. US media analyzed that the Mavericks will not let short-term transactions happen between the two sides.

The Nets are already open to trading Clarkston, while Gafford hopes to reach a salary increase contract with the team. So, do the Lakers have any players they like?