With most teams eliminated, many NBA teams have begun to plan ahead and lay out their rosters for next season, and there have been many player trade messages recently. Let's take a look at three pieces of information about the Lakers today.
According to the Bulls reporter, DeRozan has officially rejected the Bulls' offer of 120 million for 4 years, played 36.2 minutes in the regular season this season, averaged 24.5 points, 4.6 rebounds and 5.1 assists per game, shooting 50.4% from the field and 32.4% from three-point range, DeRozan is 33 years old, but he is still in his peak and wants to fight for a long-term contract of 5 years and 190 million, if the Bulls refuse, DeRozan's agent team considers joining the Lakers.
DeRozan's contract has one more year, worth 28.6 million, the Bulls will definitely choose to trade DeRozan in the case of knowing that they cannot renew the contract, exchange some chips for themselves, as the Bulls team doctor evaluates that starting guard Lonzo Ball may not be able to play, it is likely to choose to retire directly, the Bulls also need to sign a point guard in the offseason, Russell on the Lakers' side just meets the requirements of the Bulls, and the two sides can exchange Russell + 24-year second-round picks + 25-year second-round picks for DeRozan by signing first and then changing. In this way, the Lakers got a solid third scoring point, and the Bulls also got the starting guard.
Another news, because there are only two seasons left in Thick Eyebrow's contract, the Lakers offered a 3-year 160 million super top salary and wanted to renew it early, but Thick Eyebrows refused. On the one hand, thick eyebrows are considering synchronizing with James' contract, on the other hand, and most importantly, thick eyebrows are using such actions to force Lakers management. Everyone knows that thick eyebrows don't like to play the number five, and the Lakers insist on letting thick eyebrows play the number five, and when they encounter traditional centers like Jokic in the playoffs, thick eyebrows are completely suppressed. It is also an opportunity to take this opportunity to hope that the Lakers can introduce a blue-collar center in the offseason, on the one hand, to deal with a traditional center like Jokic, on the other hand, but also to release the pressure of thick eyebrows, so that he can play more comfortably in the No. 4 position and reduce the risk of thick eyebrow injury.
At present, the Los Angeles media has found the right person for the Lakers, that is, the Bucks' starting center Da López, whose salary of 13.91 million this season has expired, although he is 35 years old, but he can still average 15.9 points, 6.7 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 2.5 blocks per game in the regular season, and was successfully selected for the first defense this season. Lopez seeks a 3-year, $45 million contract, and if the Lakers can impress Lopez, they can send Bamba + Vanderbilt and get the Bucks' big Lopez by signing first and then trading. You must know that the big Lopez not only has strong defensive ability, but also has three-point ability, the defensive end greatly reduces the pressure of thick eyebrows, and the offensive end can attract the opponent's interior to create space for James and thick eyebrows to impact the basket.
If the above two deals can be negotiated, the Lakers can completely return James to the No. 1 position next season, starting James, Reeves, DeRozan, thick eyebrows, big Lopez, whether offensive or defensive, the Lakers' starting lineup is absolutely strong.