The Lakers have now withdrawn from the playoff discussions, but the heat of their discussions on the other side continues to heat up, and there have been more and more rumors linked to the Lakers, which is also related to their offseason team situation, this team has a lot to adjust in the summer, some players need to be traded, some need to renew, and in order to retain core players to keep the championship competent, they are likely to get a star in the market to come to the team.
Originally, the outside world thought that the Lone Ranger and Irving had almost reached a consensus, and the team offered Irving a fairly large contract (specifically 4 years and 198 million) to keep him in Dallas to continue playing for them, and Irving seemed willing to cooperate, but recently the wind has changed, and there is news that Irving has not yet agreed with the Lone Ranger, and he has not yet made a decision.
The Lakers have been pursuing Irving, and they had to change their goals to acquire Russell after failing to get Irving, and the fact is that Russell did not perform well in the playoffs, and in the end, he and the team got into a standoff, and now the two sides will definitely break up in the offseason. So the team and fans now miss Irving even more, thinking that if he were there, the team would definitely not stop at the Western Conference this season.
Irving must be Russell's top replacement, and now that he has not signed a contract with the Lone Ranger, then the Lakers really have a show?
Now around Irving, the Lone Ranger, the Lakers are staging a triangle drama, the decision of the immortals has a great impact, related to the development of the three parties, the Lone Ranger originally gave away a lot of resources in the team for him, and Irving only played for them for less than half a season and the team has not yet entered the playoffs, they must be unwilling, whether it is to continue to try the possibility of this backcourt combination or to retain such a hard-won talented guard, they have to spend a lot of money to keep the immortal in the team.
The Lakers also hope to get Irving such a master of ball control, from the previous Wei Shao to the current Russell, either no shooting or no offensive threat, the team's starting point guard has always been their weak point, in the case that the forward line is already the only gear in the league, if the team can have a guard with strong offensive ability and can help the team open up space, then their strength can rise more than a little.
The Lakers have maintained contact with Irving for a long time, and Irving will most likely cooperate with the Lakers if he refuses to enter the market for the Lone Ranger, and everything depends on the meaning of the gods.
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