On July 1, Beijing time, the NBA free market opened. According to statistics, in just 1 hour, the total signing amount of the NBA league has reached $1 billion, which is very crazy. As of the author's post, 28 contracts have been officially reached. Among them, Irving extended the Lone Ranger for 3 years for $126 million, Chasing Green for 4 years and $102 million to renew the Warriors, Middleton to stay with the Bucks for 3 years for $102 million, Grant to the Trail Blazers for 5 years and $160 million, and Kuzma for $102 million for 4 years. It was the decision of several big-name free agents, and basically all of them stayed on the team.
Other signings have also attracted much attention, LeVert renewed the Knights for 2 years and 32 million, and the Suns signed 6 people in a row, including Okogie, Diop, Damien Lee and other titans, and the Suns' 15-man lineup has been determined, and the signings are basically over. Porzingis signed to the Celtics for 2 years and 60 million, Jackson returned to the Nuggets for $10.25 million in 2 years, Brown signed with the Pacers for 2 years and left the Nuggets, Ingalls joined the Magic on a contract of 2 years and 22 million, and Yuta Watanabe and the Suns reached a franchise agreement.
And the league's biggest giant, the Lakers, also gained a lot, general manager Pelinka killed crazy and signed consecutive Titans. According to reports, Prince signed the Lakers with a 1-year, $4.5 million contract, which is also in line with the Lakers management's recruitment style, basically signing a 1-year or 2-year contract to maintain flexibility. Prince played for the Timberwolves last season, averaging nine points per game, and his individual performance is very good, and his defensive ability is also quite strong.
After Prince, Pelinka continued to shoot, former Heat player Vincent signed the Lakers for 3 years and $33 million, and in the 22-23 season, Vincent helped the Heat reach the NBA Finals, and in the playoffs, Vincent averaged 12.7 points, 1.4 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game. After Vincent joins, he is expected to serve as the starting point guard for the Lakers, and his shooting ability is excellent, which means that Schroder is likely to leave, but the Lakers are considering resigning Russell. In short, Pelinka's operation was indeed quite surprising.
Prince earns an annual salary of 4.5 million, Heat core guard Vincent earns 11 million a year, compared to other teams that often provide players with a large contract of 30 million, Prince and Vincent can basically be called cabbage prices, Pelinka is indeed very shrewd, calculated, the Lakers salary space is not very large, but Pelinka can still help the team introduce good puzzles, and it is worth affirming.
In this way, the core lineup of the Lakers next season may have been determined, James and thick eyebrows, Hachimura Takashi, Rivers, Prince, Vincent, etc., Russell may re-sign the contract with the Lakers, next, the Lakers will continue to recruit, also need to fill the roster, according to Pelinka's style, he will probably maintain a 13-man roster, leaving 2 places, and pick up leaks at any time. Because the competition in the West is too fierce, the Lakers still look difficult to compete for the championship, mainly because James is almost 39 years old, and it is unrealistic to expect him to lead the team to the championship.