Munch is one of the few highlights of the Lakers this season, he seems to have become the team's key player in the decisive moment, and recently Vogel left Munch on the court in the fourth quarter and abandoned Westbrook, Munch has become the team's third offensive point. In the summer of last summer, Munch did not get the Hornets' qualification offer, originally thought there would be a multi-year contract in front of him, but the fact is that only the Lakers and the Lone Rangers gave Munch a basic salary contract, but it is such a player who was almost abandoned, but this season has played a different performance, which is mixed for the Lakers, because in this year's offseason, the Lakers will face a contract extension with Munch, because of the Lakers' big three, the Lakers do not have much salary space to use, In particular, next season, Major General Wei will get a salary of 47 million, which will make the Lakers very troublesome, and the Munch Lakers are certainly not willing to let go in vain.
So far this season, Munch can average 13 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game in 27 minutes, shooting 47% from the field, shooting 39.9% from three-point range, ranking 29th in the league, averaging 2.3 three-pointers per game, which is Munch's best season, and all the statistics have achieved new career highs, especially considering that he is still on the bench, if Munch's starting numbers on a weak team will rise. And in terms of current performance, Munch will not be as obscure as last year, such an efficient three-point pitcher is the puzzle that every championship team needs, and will get a big contract, there is news that Munch has had a contract extension discussion with the Lakers, but the first stage of the two sides are not happy, the Lakers' offer and Munch team expectations are not small.
Munch wants a contract with an annual salary of between 11 million and 14 million, but the Lakers want to save luxury taxes only to give Munch a mini middle class of 5 million, the first stage of the two sides is not happy, to be honest, Munch wants this contract is not a premium, refer to the three-point shooters who have been contracted on the free market last year, you will find that this is an average salary, Harris and the Nets renew their annual salary at 16 million, Reggie Bullock and the Lone Ranger also signed a contract with an annual salary of 10 million, Players with more comprehensive abilities like Buddy Hield and Fournier have reached an annual salary of 18 million, so Munch is also a reasonable price point with his current performance. After all, Munch has the capital to sit down and bargain with the Lakers, especially as one of the few players in the team who can match James, not to mention that even Horton Tucker Lakers have given a contract of 10 million, Munch will not want to take less than Tucker Jr.
In an interview, Munch talked about his future at the Lakers. "I love it here, I'd love to keep playing here, but you never know what's going to happen. At the end of the day, it's business, but I absolutely love playing here. In a word this is "business" says it all, I love to stay with the Lakers, but you have to give me enough salary to do it. Munch is 24 years old this year, as a high-pick rookie with a 11th pick in the first round, he will not be satisfied with only a mini-middle class, especially considering that his fellow players Tatum, Ball, Fultz, Kalmanin have all won big contracts, and Munch, as the star defender of the University of Kentucky, will naturally not be willing to do so. The Lakers have played a good performance, he is still very young and does not want to get a base salary for the mixed championship, at this time he prefers to get a big contract, so it seems that it is difficult for the Lakers to retain their rare operational highlights in the offseason.
Referring to the Warriors' Jordan Poole, this season Poole also played an efficient performance, some salary experts estimate that Poole may get a 4-year 80 million contract, although Munch's performance and Poole are not comparable, but the role and role of the two people in the team are basically the same, so Munch's price is more reasonable, and it can even be said that Munch also gave a friendship price in order to stay in the Lakers. But the problem is that even if the Lakers want to keep Munch, the team's salary space also has to be considered, the Lakers owner can not be compared with Cuban, Cai Chongxin, the team can reduce the luxury tax is as much as possible to control, this season to send Rondo is only to save a little expense, so if the Lakers want to retain the big three, it is almost impossible to keep Munch, unless Munch is willing to take a basic salary. So the real problem for the Lakers to change this offseason is that Westbrook's 47 million contract, if not handled, the Lakers will most likely retain this lineup.
This season can already see that the test of Wei Shao and Zhan Mei is not successful, the Lakers have also begun to explore the possibility of a trade with Wei Shao, but unfortunately almost no team is willing to pay more for getting Wei Shao, but the Lakers want to send away Wei Shao has to take something, many teams are looking at the Lakers' 2027 draft pick, at that time James is older, the Lakers are likely to lose competitiveness, it is likely to get a lotto sign. Therefore, the Lakers want to change, dealing with Wei Shao is the primary problem, and in the summer, Wei Shao only has one year left on the contract, there should be a team to improve the attention of the team to take over, but what kind of lineup the Lakers can get later is not certain, even if someone is willing to take over the Chips that the Lakers get will not be much.
In short, Munch will have a lot of options in the offseason, this headache is not Munch, if he can't stay with the Lakers, then he can choose a highest contract, and after four years Munch can also consider other things, and the Lakers miss Munch want to find a player who can play an efficient performance around James, it is difficult, and in the back they are likely to lose Wei Shao in vain, so Munch is now firmly in control. Honestly, the Lakers who are looking at the regular are likely to repeat the same mistakes because of the offseason deal, even if they have James and Davis, both of which are ambitious players, but I am afraid that they will not accompany the Lakers to continue to rot like this.