The NBA regular season schedule is over this season, which also means that the Lakers have completely bid farewell to this season. Recently, the Lakers announced that they had cut head coach Vogel. It was also their first major operation of the offseason this year. Vogel's cut should be something many fans can expect. Because the Lakers failed to make the playoffs this season. The Lakers must have someone to pay for it. Whether the responsibility is on Vogel or not this season, he will be the first to be liquidated.
The Lakers have officially opened their offseason, and many of their players' contracts in the offseason have completely expired, and the Lakers management's offseason work is still very heavy. Recently, Nunn announced that he will continue to carry out his contract next season. Nunn has a $5.6 million contract with the Lakers next season for player options. He had no reason not to execute this player option. After all, he hasn't played in a season, and if he doesn't execute the player option, he may not be able to get a new signing.
That is to say, Nunn officially announced that he will stay with the Lakers, and he will also become the first player for the Lakers to determine the stay in the offseason this year. Nunn's journey with the Lakers this season has been very easy. He did not play a single regular season game for the Lakers this season, appearing on the Lakers' bench as a spectator in every game. Nunn admits that he has been in training all season, but the recovery from injury has not been as smooth as expected, so he has not chosen to return this season.
Nunn has played highlights with the Heat in his previous two seasons, even averaging 15+3 per game in a single season. If he can maintain his performance during the Heat, then the contract offered to him by the Lakers is obviously very worthwhile. But Nunn we are not very good at predicting his future, after all, his injury recovery is difficult to estimate. When he will return next season is still unknown.
So now it's a very unworthy deal to look at the contract that the Lakers offered to Nunn after the end of last season. Nunn's five million annual salary this season can be used as a bargaining chip to renew Caruso's contract. From now on, the Lakers let go of Caruso last season was a major mistake. The Lakers' choice to sign a second-year player option contract with Nunn was also a mistake. After all, Nunn has the right to decide whether he can stay with the Lakers next season. It's also impossible for the Lakers to give up Onn now.