The Lakers signed four titans in a row! Heat Black Eight Heroes + Prince + Reddish joined Hachimura to stay in the team
On July 1, Beijing time, according to Shams, restricted free agent Hachimura has signed a three-year, $51 million contract with the Lakers, officially confirming to stay on the team. In addition, free agent Reddish has also reached a two-year salary contract with the Lakers, and the second year is a player option. Including the previous signings of Vincent and Prince, the Lakers have signed four players.
Last season, Hachimura played in 33 regular-season games for the Lakers, averaging 9.6 points and 4.7 boards per game and 12.2 points and 3.6 boards in 16 playoff games. His performance is excellent, and the goal of the Lakers offseason is to keep him, and the Zijin Army has the matching rights. Hachimura did not reach an agreement with other teams, but directly renewed his contract with the Lakers, and the average annual contract of 17 million was also within the previous estimate.
Shams also reported that forward Reddish signed to the Lakers on a two-year contract. The Lakers have been interested in Reddish for a long time, but have never had a chance to get him. Reddish is a defensive powerhouse who can improve the Lakers' outside defense. Last season, Reddish played for the Knicks and Trail Blazers, averaging 9.7 points, 2.2 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1.0 steals while shooting 44.6 percent from the field and 31.3 percent from three-point range. Seeing the Lakers sign eight village bases and Reddish in a row, Clippers reporter Farbod Esnaashari quipped: "When did the Lakers become so rich haha." ”
Previously, the Lakers also signed Sont with a three-year, $33 million contract, and signed Prince with a two-year exception of $4.5 million. They signed consecutive contracts and rushed to the first place in the hot search in the United States.
Marks, a collective bargaining expert, said that the Lakers used a two-year exception to sign Prince, so the Lakers will apply a hard salary cap for the 2023-24 season, and from the signing of Prince, the Lakers must keep the team's total salary below $172346000.
The 27-year-old Vincent was a missing draft, but he played well since joining the Heat. Last season, Vincent played in 68 regular-season games for the Heat, averaging 9.4 points, 2.1 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game, and he was even more prominent in the playoffs, averaging 12.7 points and 3.5 assists per game while shooting 37.8% from three-point range.
In the 2022-23 regular season, Prince played in 54 games for the Timberwolves, averaging 22.1 minutes, 9.1 points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.6 assists.