Although the Los Angeles Lakers missed the playoffs this year, it is not entirely a bad thing. Judging from the current state of the team, even if it enters the playoffs, there is no possibility of winning the championship, so it may be a blessing to let Zhan Mei get time to rest earlier and prepare for next season earlier. Most importantly, they got rid of the junk contract that occupied the fourth place in the team's salary.
Rohr Deng's contract is expiring! In the summer of 2018, the Lakers and Roller Dunn reached a buyout agreement to pay their final year of $15 million in salary for three years, that is, in these three seasons, Roller Dunn occupied a salary space of $5 million, and this season's salary can be ranked before Roer Deng, that is, Westbrook, James and Thick Brow. After such a long ordeal, the Lakers finally ended Roll Dung's super garbage contract while ending the season. However, there is a bigger contract waiting for them.
Westbrook's salary next season is $47.06 million! Almost all teams in the league know that the Lakers are definitely going to trade Westbrook, so it is inevitable that the price will be raised, and if the Lakers want to send Westbrook away, a first-round pick is necessary. However, now there are signs that they are not willing to make a first-round signing to trade Westbrook, and today NBA reporter Bill Simmons said on the show that in the case that James may leave the team when his contract expires, management will not post a future first-round signing to trade Westbrook.
This means that next season will not leave Los Angeles until at least half a season after the start of the season. If that's the case, then the Lakers' reinforcements in the offseason are not expected to be much better, and if you think about the management's operations in the trading market in previous seasons, fans don't have to be too hopeful.