On April 4, Beijing time, after today's defeat to the Nuggets, the gap between the Lakers and the Spurs is getting bigger and bigger, and they have basically missed the playoffs. For the Lakers, putting more energy into the offseason team's operations could be a good option. Westbrook's performance this season has been a big disappointment, and considering his market value, Westbrook will not hesitate to execute the player option in the offseason and stay in Los Angeles. As for thick eyebrows, the Lakers can keep him or trade him out.
The probability of James leaving the team is also relatively small, because he has repeatedly said that the Lakers are the team he wants to play until he retires. Therefore, the Lakers in the new season may still retain the core lineup of the Big Three, but there are still some people who have a high probability of leaving, and the first to bear the brunt of it is definitely Vogel. Vogel's employment this season has been seriously questioned, Howard has been hidden many times, Bazemore often sits on the bench, Vogel was originally a coach known for his defense, but this season the Lakers' defense has become a weakness, becoming an opponent's cash machine, in the face of such embarrassment, Vogel has no way to deal with it.
This is followed by Munch. As the Lakers' most consistent pitcher this season, Munch has brought too many surprises to the team, and so far this season, he has averaged 13.4 points per game second only to the Big Three, ranking 39th in the league with a 39% three-point shooting rate. You know, Munch has only paid 1.79 million this season, ranking 409th in the league. Munch is only 24 years old this year, he will seek an annual salary of 12-18 million, considering that the Big Three's salary will skyrocket next season, the Lakers want to keep Munch can almost be said to be impossible, unless someone is willing to cut his salary.
However, before that, there was a defensive player who announced his early departure from the team, and this person was Bazmore. According to Lakers reporter Bill Oram, Bazemore will not stay with the Lakers in the new season because he wants to play and get more playing time, rather than shaking the towel on the bench and standing there silly every time shouting and breaking his throat. So far this season, Bazemore has only played in 38 games, averaging 3.5 points and 1.8 rebounds per game, and most of the time, he can only sit on the bench and shake the towel on the bench.
Bazemore is only paid 2.4 million, and Bazemore won't get too much of a salary given that there haven't been too many great performances this season, but if he joins a team that needs to defend, Bazemore could be a bench freak. In this way, the number of appearances and time he gets will increase accordingly, and his value will also rise. Bazemore was originally full of enthusiasm and came to the Lakers with great ambition, originally wanted to help James win another championship, but did not expect that the gap between ideals and reality was so large.
Not only did he not realize this wish, but even after coming to the Lakers, he almost ruined his basketball career. Fortunately, Bazemore knows the "cliff pull", for him, leaving the Lake is the most correct choice, after all, in the system with James and Westbrook as the core, he is often used as a shooter who is not good at shooting three points, and the thing he is best at is defense, and offense is his icing on the cake.