No matter how worried James is, the Cavaliers still have a crushing advantage when they face the Celtics.

Especially when the Celtics' players have exploded and there is no longer a thrill x support, the superstars of the Cavaliers are playing more and more handy.

Therefore, the Cavaliers finally won the most important victory at the home court of the Celtics, eliminated the opponent with a total score of 4:2, and advanced to the final finals.

The date of the finals was also set for June 1st, that is, three days later.

The finals are less than half a month away, and after that, the first part of the new season that everyone is most looking forward to - the draft.

The 2017-2018 draft was also at the end of June this year, and the draft draw rights have now come out.

It means that after the finals, everyone still has half a month to choose and negotiate.

Of course, this is only talking about the two teams in the Finals, and the rest of the teams that have already confirmed their own signings have already started their own draft work for the new season.

Therefore, they have launched active public relations work for a group of outstanding players who announced the draft this year.

The NBA draft has always been a big show.

All the intrigues and intrigues of the NBA are almost condensed in this draft event.

In order to get the best players, the team management is racking their brains and trying to do everything they can to get what they want.

There's also a lot of gambling in it, and if you bet right, it's a big deal.

If you lose the bet, even if it is the champion show, it can give you water.

For example, the Kwame Brown hand-picked by Boss Qiao back then is one of the typical examples.

In addition, there is Greg Oden, the champion of the 07 year, who is a first-class player with super strength and talent, and is known as another leader in the NBA after the little emperor James, but because of a major injury, he was forced to withdraw from the NBA after only 3 seasons on and off.

If he hadn't been injured, he would have been one of the current NBA supergiants.

But creation is so deceiving.

It was also after Oden that NBA teams had a more careful and serious examination of players' physical data, injury tendencies, etc.

This can also be described as a kind of progress.

The Lakers are actually always looking for players they like.

But according to their results last year and this year, none of the draft players have their share as champions!

Even the teams that make the playoffs don't have picks within the lottery zone!

Basically, if their names appear, it's through exchange.

There are only three ways to get good players.

The first is to exchange good players on the team, such as Danjino Russell in 2015 and Ingram in 2016, both of whom are now rising very fast in the NBA.

Especially rookie Ingram.

In order to match Shen Huan's style of play, he was directly used as the main power forward.

Although he is not used to charge and crush opponents for the sake of the team's victory, which of those teams in the playoffs is weak?

Among the Lakers' starters, Ingram is the weakest link.

The three guards are Shen Huan, Kobe Bryant and Iverson, and the center is Howard, all four of whom are superstars who will enter the Basketball Hall of Fame in the future.

Compared to them, Ingram is simply inferior to the husk on the ground.

So the three playoff opponents, grabbing Ingram is a hard beating, and he is in pain on the defensive end.

On the offensive end of the Lakers, he was also the one who was fouled the most.

People don't dare to provoke Shen Huan, but when they are angry, can't they vent?

Ingram is the best place to vent.

If it weren't for his young and good physical strength, coupled with Shen Huan in charge, no one would dare to use drastic means against him, he would have been sent to the hospital a long time ago.

But even so, Ingram gritted his teeth and persevered, averaging more than 10 points per game, as well as 3 rebounds and 5 assists.

At first glance, such statistics may seem insignificant, but in a tournament like the playoffs, it is very good.

So now there are teams that have contacted the Lakers and are ready to trade their first-round picks for Ingram.

All right.

That team is actually the Brooklyn Nets.

They have a super-poor 20-62 record this season, which ranks last in the league.

They have already received a good pick for the third place this year, plus another protected first-round pick No. 22 and a second-round pick of 22 that they already have, for a total of three spots to trade for Ingram, and the sincerity is still enough.

But the Lakers showed little interest in the deal and simply rejected it.

If Shen Huan is still here, it will be too simple, the Lakers can trade any player they want, as long as they find better seedlings.

Even if the seedlings don't agree and end up scrapped, it doesn't matter.

Shen Huan is the biggest pillar of the Lakers, and with him, there is no problem.

But the problem is that Shen Huan will never be able to play in the NBA after this season.

Since Shen Huan is no longer in the Lakers, Ingram, a player who has been trained, will at least be a second-rate level in the future, and he will definitely have his own place in the Lakers.

Don't forget, Iverson will retire in one year, and Kobe Bryant will retire in another year.

If at that time, Dengino, Russell and Ingram, can take on the responsibility of reviving the Lakers under the leadership of Howard.

Even if they can't be superstars, the Lakers can spend money to trade another superstar.

So Ingram can't be sold.

The same goes for Dengino Russell.

Don't look at this season's playoffs, D'Angelo Russell's statistics are not as conspicuous as Ingram's, but his statistics in the regular season are better than Ingram's, and when assisting Shen Huan to play the second lineup, the average score is also more than 10 points, and assists and steals are also good.

Speak from the heart.

Don't look at the Lakers' success in the past two seasons, but they are all empty in their hearts.

Once Shen Huan leaves, once the two veterans retire one after another, the most reliable team is actually Howard.

Howard is still an overhauled superstar, and he may not be able to do so at any time.

Therefore, it has always been the Lakers' dream to find a superstar like Westbrook, James Harden, Durant, or even LeBron James to the Lakers.

That's certainly not possible at the moment.

The Lakers, who have lost Shen Huan, Kobe Bryant and Iverson, will not have the slightest momentum to compete for the championship, and will definitely not be able to attract this group of superstars who are fighting for the championship.

Then, the only way left is to dig up the seedlings.

If one or two more good seedlings like D'Angelo, Russell and Ingram can be found, then the Lakers would rather be silent for a year or two before it is worth it.

Once the Young Guard is successfully built, the Lakers' revival is just around the corner!