After the Lakers missed the playoffs this year, the team will face a new personnel reshuffle. After all, many players signed a one-year contract last season, so they will expire in the offseason of this season. Of those players whose contracts have expired completely, only two are the most worthy of renewal. They were Anthony and Munch. Munch, in particular, will be robbed by many teams after his contract expires this season.
After the end of last season, Munch signed a one-year contract with the Lakers, taking a basic salary contract. But Munch, who is on a base-pay contract, has averaged nearly 14 points per game with the Lakers this season, and his three-point shooting rate has reached 39%. Such scoring and shooting percentages are fully worthy of a contract with an annual salary of tens of millions in other teams. So a lot of people think the Lakers got Munch this season to be very profitable. But it will be very difficult to keep him in the future, and Munch is destined to use the Lakers as a springboard. At his age, he was destined to pursue a long contract in the future, and it was a big contract.
The Lakers management may have to work hard to keep Munch, but the operating space is very small. After all, the Big Three make up most of the team's salary space, and they have other operations to do in the offseason. Munch is likely to be difficult to stay in the Lakers, and at this time other teams may be scrambling to throw an olive branch to Munch, according to a league executive predicts that at least four teams are interested in Munch, including the Knicks, Bulls and other teams.
Through Munch's performance with the Lakers this season, we also know his playing characteristics. First of all, Munch is a very stable player on the outside and has a certain ability to hold the ball. Although he is not strong defensively, he is young enough to gradually improve on the defensive end in the following season. So Munch's career trajectory is on the rise. Some teams may choose to sign a big contract with him, thus betting on Munch's future.
As a personal Munch, although he is also willing to stay with the Lakers, other teams may choose the latter if they offer him a big contract. After all, at his age, big contracts are the most important. And going to other teams he has a good chance of making it to the starter or becoming the sixth man on the team. In the future, his average per game data may be further improved, and even more personal honors will be gained. Munch must have considered this point, so it is still very difficult for the Lakers to keep Munch this summer, and many fans assert that Munch's signing a big contract this summer is basically a nail in the coffin.