26.8 million, goodbye Lakers! The 3-for-1 trading scheme is out, and you are completely turned into a junk contract
The Lakers stopped in the Western Conference Finals this season, and some people say that the Lakers failed this year, while others say they were successful, but overall this season is relatively successful. Because they fell to the bottom of the West at the beginning of the season, but through a few magical trades, they came back to life and went all the way to the Western Conference finals as the seventh in the West, in fact, from the time the Lakers entered the playoffs, not many people would believe that this Lakers could win the championship, and even thought that winning the Grizzlies in the first round was already overfulfilled. But the Lakers also have a losing side, which is that there are some junk contracts on the team, and Bamba and Beasley are two of them.
Some time ago, the discussion about the Lakers' trade was very intense, mainly focusing on the two points of Russell and VanVleet and Irving, which shows that the Lakers are eager to upgrade the current No. 1 position. According to the latest Lakers reporter, the Lakers want to use the No. 17 pick to pack with Bamba or Beasley for a starter-level player, and this starter is likely to be a point guard, and free agents such as Paul and VanVleet will become potential targets for the Lakers.
The Bamba Lakers at the end of this year's regular season thought it would be a good signing, and even at one point thought it would be the Lakers' secret weapon to defeat the Nuggets, but the result was that Bamba has been preparing for the game, but there is not a single game in the normal rotation, which is indeed disappointing. What's more worth mentioning is that Bamba's annual salary this year is 10.3 million, only played 9 regular season games for the Lakers, averaging only 3.7 points, 4.6 rebounds and 0.6 blocks per game, before that, Bamba played 40 games for the Magic and averaged 7.3 points, 4.6 rebounds and 1 block, the reason why the Lakers fancy Bamba is to be high and inside the frame. But now Bamba has been put on the shelf by the Lakers, and his contract is indeed a full-fledged junk contract, with an annual salary of tens of millions but no real sense of helping the team.
Beasley's contract is also a garbage contract, his annual salary this season is 16.5 million, he was given high hopes after coming to the Lakers, and was even known as the most suitable role player for Old Jen, but in the end Beasley was directly abandoned. And Beasley is different from Bamba in that he was greatly trusted by Hamm after coming to the Lakers, in order to find Beasley feel and form a good chemistry with Old Jen, Hamm gave Beasley nearly 23 minutes of playing time per game, but Beasley's effect was really not ideal. Against the Grizzlies, he averaged 0 points in the first game, 7 points in the second game, 0 points in the third game, 3 points in the fourth game, and 6 points in the fifth game in 12 minutes per game, which is really not a performance that a 16.5 million player should play.
Beasley and Bamba have a combined annual salary of 26.8 million, and there is no doubt that they have become the biggest garbage contract in the Lakers, so the Lakers' 3-for-1 trade plan is no problem, and it is very promising to take a 17-good first-round pick in exchange for a stable starting point guard averaging about 16+10 per game. Paul is actually more suitable for the Lakers than Irving, Los Angeles was the city where Paul lived for many years, and he has a very good personal relationship with Old James, and there is a super interior Davis on the inside, so the Lakers can chase Paul with all their might.