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It s still here! Famous reporter revealed that the Lakers will trade Reeves, and the most ideal of the 11 next homes is the Heat

10:17am, 20 May 2025Basketball

In the series against the Timberwolves, Reeves shot 53.2% of the real shot rate with a 21.5% round usage rate. It is worth mentioning that the true shooting rate is the lowest since his playoff career. What needs to be explained about Reeves' offense is:

First, take action. Compared with 51.2% of the regular season, Reeves' three-point shooting in the playoffs soared to 64.4%. There are nearly two shots per three, which is obviously the main ending method. Unfortunately, the three-point rate dropped from 37.7% to 31.9%.

Second, ending method. In the regular season, after holding the ball, he shot 396 times and shot 43.9%. In the playoffs, the two numbers were 24 times and 33.3%, respectively.

To sum up two points, the reason why the playoffs ending efficiency is not high is that Reeves' change in shooting and shooting efficiency decreases.

At the same time, according to NBA famous reporter Bill Simmons, the Lakers may consider trading Reeves this summer. Subsequent reports also pointed out that Reeves' next players include 11 teams including the Heat, Knicks, and Clippers.

For this message, I think there is still credibility.

First, contract. Reeves has the right to jump out of the contract tomorrow summer, and it is generally believed that he will reject the early contract renewal offered by the Lakers this summer. To put it bluntly, tomorrow Xia has the opportunity to get a large contract of about 200 million, and this summer it will be up to about 90 million in four years.

For the Lakers, once Reeves refuses to renew his contract in advance, the potential risk is that tomorrow summer will have the possibility of leaving for nothing.

Second, strengthen attitude. There is no doubt that the Lakers management must have wanted to keep Doncic in Los Angeles for a long time. How to stay

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is obviously showing the determination to strengthen it, so as to match it with a lineup that has a championship. Based on this, the best way is to trade Reeves. After all, the latter is the Lakers' most valuable bargaining chip at this stage.

Having said that, among the 11 potential next players in Reeves, I think the most ideal one is the Heat.

Reason 1: Reconstruction. First, he traded Butler to the Warriors, and then was swept out by the Cavaliers 0:4 in the first round of the playoffs. Various factors are superimposed, and the possibility of Heat reconstruction cannot be ruled out. To take a step back, even if the Heat don't rebuild, considering the lack of ball-holders, Reeves' chances of performance are guaranteed.

Reason 2: Targeted reinforcement. Considering the nature of being neither up nor down, Wiggins is obviously not in the Heat's future plans, which is one of them. Second, if you are willing to make the first round, it is not ruled out that you can get potential center Welter. In other words, trading with the Heat can strengthen the two positions of the forward and inside. And such strength cannot be given by other teams such as the Knicks and the Clippers.

To put it more, Wiggins's real plus-minus defense in the 22nd playoffs is 0.4, and he is one of the main players who can win the championship. Potentially, Wiggins' arrival will greatly enhance the Lakers' forward defense.

Finally, if you can continue to give Reeves a chance and the Lakers themselves are also strengthened accordingly, it is obvious that the Heat are the ideal next player for the former.

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