The playoffs have begun a fierce competition, but unfortunately the Lakers have gone home early to fish. For the Los Angeles giants who formed a luxurious lineup in the summer of 21 years, such an ending is obviously disappointing and unacceptable. This summer, There are a lot of problems that Pelinka and the Lakers uniform group need to solve. First of all, they need to determine the new manager as soon as possible, after all, this is the basis for the subsequent team building work. If the new manager is still unable to participate in the team building, it is clear that vogel's last season of farce will be staged again. Second, the Lakers need to find the right way to handle Westbrook's contract. Finally, the Lakers will have to return to the championship group as soon as possible next season so that they can keep James in the summer of 23 years.
Westbrook has revealed his decision in a season-end interview that he would execute on the player option for the final year of his contract to stay in Los Angeles with an annual salary of $47 million. However, the Lakers clearly don't want Westbrook to continue as the team's starting point guard next season. After Westbrook chose to execute the contract, how to dispose of this oversized contract was a problem they needed to consider. Previously, a number of media have exposed potential descendants who are interested in Westbrook, of which the Hornets have become the most likely choice. It is reported that in order to renew the team's two young talents, Miles Bridges and Lamelo Ball, in the summer of 23 years, the Hornets urgently need to deal with Hayward's multi-year top salary contract. Hayward's trade with The Lakers with Oubre in Westbrook looks like a good deal, and the Hornets can free up a lot of salary space at once to renew and chase free agents without worrying about extra efforts.
If the Hornets want to free up nearly 40 million salary space at once, there are only two options for the whole league to complete the deal, wall for the Rockets and Westbrook for the Lakers. Both of their contracts are about to enter their final year, and both are oversized contracts of more than forty million. However, compared to the Lakers, the Rockets, as a rebuilding team, obviously do not want Wall to exchange chips to occupy the team's salary space in the next few years, which makes the Lakers the only choice for the Hornets. The Lakers' current attitude towards the Westbrook deal is that they are unwilling to pay extra first-round picks as additional chips, and I believe that the Hornets will not be entangled in this situation if both sides can profit. According to the latest analysis by Brad Turner, a los Angeles Times reporter, if the Lakers can deal with Westbrook in this deal, then Anthony Davis is also very likely to be traded off. It is reported that the Lakers may exchange Davis for an unhappy Gobert who has lived on the Jazz and get some chips in return.
If both deals succeed, the Lakers' starting lineup for the new season will be Nanon, Oubre, Hayward, James and Gobert. In the case of ensuring the health of the lineup, this lineup team is already much stronger than the Lakers this season. While Hayward's attendance has been poor in recent seasons, Nunn has recovered, and Oubre and Gobert are more reliable than most of the Lakers' players this season. However, it is difficult to say whether the Lakers will make up their minds to trade Davis this summer. With James 37 years old and the Lakers not having first-round picks in the coming years, perhaps selling assets as early as possible to leave a back road is the right choice. Do fans and friends think the deal is good for the Lakers? Welcome to discuss and communicate in the comments section!