A 3-for-1 swap! An All-Star guard is leaving! Another blockbuster trade for a Los Angeles team.

Wow, all big names~

The city of Los Angeles has seen two blockbuster trades recently, details below:

The Dodgers (MLB team) acquired two-time Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal, who has been one of the most dominating pitchers in MLB in recent years.

The Sparks (WNBA team) traded five-time All-Star guard Plum to the Phoenix Mercury in exchange for Makani, a first-round pick, and a second-round pick.

Statistics show that Plum played 55 games for the Sparks (28-27 record), averaging 20.5 points per game, setting a franchise record for the best scoring average among players with at least 50 games played.

As for the Los Angeles Lakers, who are most familiar to Chinese fans, there has been no movement so far, only repeated trade rumors—or rather, the management seems to have already started their vacation mode.

According to the latest report from renowned reporter Sidery:The Lakers are willing to offer a three-year contract worth approximately $45 million and send Vanderbilt along with a draft pick to the Hawks in a sign-and-trade deal to acquire Kuminga.Actually, there were earlier reports that the Hawks are not willing to take on Vanderbilt's contract totaling $25.72 million over the next two seasons...

Midway through last season, Kuminga was traded from the Warriors to the Hawks. He played 16 regular-season games for his new team, starting once, averaging 22.1 minutes, 12.3 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 2.1 assists per game, with shooting splits of 47.6%, 34.6%, and 70.2%. In this year's playoffs, he averaged 26 minutes, 13.7 points, 3.3 rebounds, and 1 assist, with splits of 48.3%, 20.8%, and 73.1%. However, his team option for next season worth $24.3 million was declined, making him an unrestricted free agent this summer.

If this 2021 first-round seventh pick chooses to bring his talents to the Lakers, he would likely start alongside Doncic and Reaves. Of course, that may not necessarily be a good thing, as he would probably lose ball-handling duties and only serve as a role player.

Besides the Lakers, the team most actively pursuing Kuminga is the Cavaliers, who also plan to acquire him via a sign-and-trade with the Hawks.

Last season, the Lakers finished 53-29, fourth in the Western Conference, and were swept in the second round of the playoffs by the Thunder. The Cavaliers finished 52-30, fourth in the Eastern Conference, and reached the Eastern Conference Finals but were swept by the new champion Knicks.

If the Cavaliers hadn't failed to compete with the 76ers for LeBron James this summer and consequently missed out on bringing back the King, they wouldn't have to wait pathetically for Kuminga's decision. But unfortunately, there is no if.