Congratulations James, congratulations to thick eyebrows! The 14-man team rushed to the championship, and the Lakers only had one shortcoming
To talk about the big winner of the offseason, the Lakers are undoubtedly on the list, Pelinka strategized and learned the lesson of losing to the Nuggets in the Western Conference finals, so the Lakers focused on strengthening the forward position in the offseason, and the addition of Prince, Reddish and Hayes made the Lakers' forward thickness the envy of the 29 team. At the same time, the Lakers also spent less money and renewed Russell, Hachimura and Reeves, which is why Pelinka is called the offseason MVP, the Lakers understand that James is unlikely to retire, what they have to do is to try to strengthen and build a championship lineup for James again, so, with the Lakers' current roster, can the new season compete with the Nuggets?
The Lakers' current roster is as follows:
Point guards: Russell, Vincent
Quarterbacks: Reeves, Christie, Siffino
Kozen: Hachimura Takashi, Sweed, Reddish, Prince, Lewis
Big Front: James, Vanderbilt
Center: Thick eyebrows, Hayes
The entire 14-man roster highlights the depth of the Lakers' roster, especially the forward position, and there are too many people who can play. Why the Lakers will lose to the Nuggets in the West is mainly that they can't prevent Jokic, the forward position and the Nuggets are not equal, but if the two teams meet again in the new season, the Lakers are definitely not afraid of the Nuggets, first of all, Hayes is a very athletic center, he can block shots, and can also control his feet well to change defenses on the outside, and fight for rebounds very actively. Hayes solved the Lakers' internal hidden danger, that is, the center has no frame protection except for the thick eyebrows. Hayes is a talent monster, very suitable for dealing with thick eyebrows, just imagine, if the thick eyebrows play No. 4 and Hays No. 5 in the new season, Jokic will not feel good.
Hayes is a lot like McGee, with top talent below the head, and he's sure to be reused in the new season, specifically to limit Jokic. Secondly, the Nuggets' strength has actually weakened, not as good as last season, because they lost Bruce Brown and Jeff Green, two important backups, Brown's performance is clear to us, shined during the Finals and became the Nuggets' surprise soldier, and Jeff Green, also a defensive titan, lost these two, the Nuggets were seriously damaged. If we look at the Nuggets' current roster, we will find that in addition to the starters, the bench cannot be seen, and there are almost no practical players, which are nothing more than Reggie Jackson, Jordan Jr., Watson, Chanchar, Nagy and Justin Holladay.
It is simply unrealistic to expect these bench players to make contributions, so in terms of roster depth, the Nuggets and Lakers have a clear gap, and Jokic and Murray may play very tired in the new season, after all, the bench is too weak. According to the latest reports, the Lakers still want to continue to sign centers, and there are two favorite targets, Wood and Biyombo, relatively speaking, definitely more suitable than Yongbo, he is a standard blue-collar center, although the offensive ability is average, but the ability to protect the frame is trustworthy. As for Wood, he just has beautiful statistics, but he is actually a brush, and Wood is not defensive. Both are free agents, and many Lakers fans are hoping to get Biyombo.
Once Biyombo is signed, then Jokic will be uncomfortable, when the Lakers will have three major interior linemen, Thick Eyebrows, Hayes and Biyombo, and the three will be limited in turn, and the teacher will be overwhelmed. James will soon usher in the 21st season, his competitive state we don't need to worry, the new season average continues to exceed 25 points per game, I believe James can do it, the only problem may be physical strength, last season, James often in the first three quarters, the result is the end of the physical exhaustion, the West Final G4 is a typical example, James front full firepower, no physical strength in the final quarter, resulting in the Nuggets to reverse, and Pelinka also took this into account, the Lakers forward has a lot of personnel, James will have a large number of substitutes available.
Congratulations James, congratulations to thick eyebrows! With a 14-man team to win the championship, the Lakers will not disappoint us in the new season. However, some fans believe that the Lakers still have a shortcoming, that is, Ham's employment problem, will he continue to use a four-guard lineup? With so many forwards in stock, will Hamm use them? This is indeed worth thinking about by the Lakers, and I hope that the painful experience of the Western Conference can wake up Hamm. Not long ago, Hamm was also interviewed about the new season he said: "I am working hard for the 18th title of the Purple and Gold Dynasty, I am doing my best to win a trophy, Jenny Bass and Pelinka are great for me, they gave me this platform, they still firmly supported me in the early difficult times, they gave me strength. I would very much like to lift the championship trophy with these two guys as well as our team and the organization as a whole. "Hopefully, Hamm will do what he says.