There have been a lot of player trade rumors with the Lakers this offseason. But until the beginning of the season, the Lakers still did not make any signings, only renewing Christie's contract. Many fans have always believed that the Lakers' offseason management was very incompetent and did not have any substantial gains. And Pelinka has also encountered criticism from many fans.

At that time, the most frequent trade with the Lakers in the offseason was Hawks guard Dejounte Murray. The Lakers always wanted to get a guard with outstanding defensive ability, so they valued Murray at that time and hoped that Murray could join the Lakers. But in the end, the management still didn't make a decision, and Murray chose to join the New Orleans Pelicans in the new season. And Murray, who joined the Pelicans, has not been as good as he could have this season. This has given many Lakers fans solace in their hearts.

Murray has seen a serious dip from last season's performance. He is averaging just 16.2 points per game this season, shooting just 35.7 percent from the field and 26.8 percent from three-point range, and he's now almost completely incapable of shooting three-point shots. In today's game against the Nuggets, his personal performance was even worse, shooting only 7-of-24 from the game and 0-of-6 from beyond the three-point line. As a player with an annual salary of 30 million, this performance is indeed a bit disappointing.

Murray is a very bad shooter and a player who needs to have the ball in his hands. In addition, he is very easy to play and play. Many fans don't think he's fit to play in a strong team. Because strong teams test the stability of shooting and mentality. So many fans are now very glad that the Lakers didn't sign him in the offseason. Because the Lakers are already a relatively poor projection team now, if they had chosen to trade Russell as a bargaining chip to trade Murray, the Lakers' projection might have become even worse in the new season. At least Russell's shooting ability is something Murray can't match.

So that's why a lot of team management is so hesitant to make decisions in the offseason. Sometimes there are a lot of things that need to be looked at when renewing a player's contract or trading a player, not only his ability on the field, but also his off-field emotions including his overall quality are important factors. Because some players joining a team will destroy the atmosphere of the team, not only the tacit understanding on the field, but also the atmosphere off the field. So it's not unreasonable to look at the Lakers' caution now. The Lakers opted to bounce back with their current roster, at least with little risk.