When people's attention turned to the playoffs, the issue of free agent contract extensions has gradually become the headlines of major media and the object of heated discussion from the outside world. Recently, the contract extension of Los Angeles Lakers backup small forward Yamura Takashi was exposed, and the Hachimura team felt insulted, and the Lone Ranger may become a big winner, go see the details.
According to local media in Los Angeles, the Lakers plan to renew Yamura in the offseason, and the latter's performance has impressed the team, and he has become an important rotation role in the team's bench, especially after James can temporarily replace the former after the break. Due to the team's salary space problems, it is expected that the Lakers can provide Hachimura with a three-year contract extension worth $39 million. But for Hachimura, the contract extension was difficult to accept, and based on his performance and the new collective bargaining agreement, he was eligible for a five-year contract extension worth $173 million. Obviously, the contract amount is very different, and presumably Hachimura will seek to get a larger contract extension.
Currently, Hachimura is playing in the playoffs with the Lakers, and he has played consistently and efficiently in the past two games, which has impressed the outside world. In these two games, Hachimura scored 20 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists, 29 points, 6 rebounds and 1 assist, respectively. It is undeniable that Hachimura has enough playing time to play flashy statistics, but the Lakers have so many players available that it is difficult for him to have such a chance to play all the time. In this way, Hachimura's worth was greatly reduced because of his performance. In other words, it is more appropriate to join a team that is in dire need of strikers.
It is reported that the lone rangers, who missed the playoffs, intend to trade Hachimura in the offseason to improve the team's forward height and depth. Obviously, the Lone Ranger, who has fewer players in Hachimura's front line, will have more opportunities, and when he was with the Lakers, he was almost taken up by James, Vanderbilt and Beasley. Therefore, if the Lakers cannot provide a contract extension that satisfies Hachimura this summer, the Lone Ranger may become a big winner.
The players the Lakers need this summer include Reeves, Russell, Schroder, Brown, Bamba, Vanderbilt and Beasley. This season, Hachimura averaged 11.4 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.0 assists per game.