Lakers new signing officially started: expected starting partner James Wood is expected to join as the 14th man with a base salary
On July 22, Beijing time, the Lakers officially posted training photos of the team's new signing Jax Hayes, who wore Lakers training clothes and trained hard shirtless, and is expected to start the new season with James and thick eyebrows; Potential targets for the Lakers' 14th man are Wood, Biyombo and Gay, of which Wood is expected to join the Lakers with a base salary; Zhan Mei leads the new lineup, and Old Zhan is ready.
Hayes came to the Lakers arena for training, already sweaty, Hayes also took off the Lakers training clothes to train shirtless, actively preparing for the new season.
This summer, the Lakers introduced Hayes in the free agent market, it is reported that the two sides signed a 2-year $4.63 million contract, the second year is a player option, the Lakers decided to recruit Hayes is to restart the two-tower model to win the championship in 2020, Pelinka asked Hamm and thick eyebrows for advice.
Hayes is 23 years old, 2.13 meters tall and weighs 99 kilograms, he is the No. 8 pick in 2019, did not get a qualification offer from the Pelicans, and finally reached an agreement with the Lakers; In the 2022-23 season, Hayes played in 47 regular-season games for the Pelicans, averaging 5 points and 2.8 rebounds in 13 minutes per game.
Hayes is very athletic, previously Dave McMenamin said that Hayes is expected to be the Lakers' starting center, since joining the Lakers, thick eyebrows have always stressed that he does not like to play the number five, the new season he will be the number four, but when it comes to the key moment of the game, thick eyebrows will return to the number five position, so this is the moment when the Lakers win.
There are currently 13 guaranteed contract players and 3 two-way contract players on the Lakers' roster, who will the 14th person sign? Wood, Biyombo and Rudy Gay are all potential signings for the Lakers, and according to NBA reporter Lauren Gunn, the likelihood of Wood's bottom line signing with the Lakers is increasing, and he is unlikely to sign a three-year contract with the Lakers.
No matter who the Lakers continue to sign, James is ready, he will not retire this summer, will wear the No. 23 jersey to start his 21st year of his career, not long ago the elder James sent a signal to the outside world that never stops.
James retweeted highlights from the early Cavaliers stage of his NBA career, with the original caption: Today's children don't know this LeBron; James captioned: But I won't stop now! Now you can hate me!