Withdrawing the Marwe trade will pay the price, the Lakers will have an easy game with the Marwe series, and Hayes will be embarrassed

The Lakers and Timberwolves are currently in Game 3, and the Timberwolves currently lead the Lakers 2-1. In these three games, the Timberwolves continued to attack the Lakers' interior weakness, and the Timberwolves continued to score under the basket in three games. Including the Lakers in order to compete for the rebound, they will continue to hoard people inside, which has led to a lot of holes in the Lakers.

So in the final analysis, it's the Lakers' inability to play inside. Hayes has proven his inability to adapt to the intensity of the playoffs in these games, and his defense is basically useless under the basket. So now many Lakers fans are very sorry that Pelinka withdrew the trade of Ma Wei. At that time, the deal had already been made, but in the end, the Lakers chose to withdraw the deal. And the main chip in that trade, Knecht, is currently being abandoned by Redick. So technically, if Ma Wei stays on the Lakers roster for now, he will make this series easy.

Ma Wei is a very athletic player with a very large area of defense under the basket, and he is a much better player than Hayes's defensive ability. Regardless of his injury concerns, as long as he can play a certain number of games in the playoffs, he can help the Lakers, and he can be useful on both ends of the floor when he is on the court. So there are players he doesn't need to use for a season, he only needs to use them in key stages, and the Lakers are currently in a critical stage. So with Ma Wei, maybe the Lakers don't have to help the interior line too much, and they naturally become more airtight on the defensive end.

So Pelinka still paid the price for his impulsiveness at the time. For the Lakers, whether they win the championship this year or not, one of their most important tasks in the offseason is to strengthen the interior. You have to strengthen a player who has good interior defense. The Lakers need to be armed in all positions and not allow the opponent to have loopholes to target, and only then can they be the most likely to become the favorite team to compete for the championship.