As is well known, the Los Angeles Lakers have decided not to move to the trading deadline, with the declared aim of having an important role in that of buyouts. Too bad their ranking situation was not attractive to virtually any free agent, marrying in Brooklyn (in the case of Goran Dragic) or Milwaukee (DeAndre ‘Bembry and Jevon Carter). The tremendous internal defeat suffered against the New Orleans Pelicans, however, convinced the management led by Rob Pelinka to make moves: the decision was to cut DeAndre Jordan to make room for playmaker DJ Augustinon the pitch for 34 games with the Houston Rockets this season, and of put under contract two-way (then halfway with the G-League affiliate team) winger Wenyen Gabrielwho has only played one game with Brooklyn and six with the LA Clippers with a pass without ever taking the field in New Orleans. Two additions that are unlikely to leave their mark on the compromised season of the yellow-violetbut it’s not that Jordan was doing much more: after Frank Vogel announced the increased use of him and Dwight Howard thanks to Anthony Davis’ injury, the long former Clippers was disastrous with the Pelicans finishing with 2 points, 3 rebounds and an incredible turnover (a pass launched directly in the eighth row meters away from the teammate he wanted to give it to) with -14 plus-minus in just over 9 minutes. Jordanas written by ESPN, is the number one goal of the Philadelphia 76ers to make it Joel Embiid’s first reserve.
