Who should the Lakers keep in the offseason? Zhan Huang led the 5-man player option, the 3-man contract expired, and the thick eyebrows said: Learn from the Warriors

Achenggao

2024-05-01 06:50Posted in Shandong Sports Creators

After being eliminated by the Nuggets, the Lakers' season has ended, although it is the first round out, and it is a 1-4 loss, but friends who have watched the game know that although the Lakers lost, they showed a good dominance, if it were not for the Nuggets, maybe they had a chance to advance to the second round, even in the face of the defending champions, the Lakers only lost 11 points in 5 games, and two games were defeated.

Although the loss, but more than the upper than the bottom, the Lakers won the mid-season championship this season, and it is also the first mid-season championship in history, which is destined to be remembered by everyone, compared to the Warriors and Suns who spent a lot of money to build a lineup, the Lakers were very successful, but after this season's loss, the Lakers should realize that James is old, and it is unrealistic to win the championship only by relying on the duo, unless a suitable star can be introduced.

In the offseason, the Lakers have a total of 8 people who may leave, including James, Russell, Reddish, Wood, and Hayes with player options, among these 5 James is undoubtedly the Lakers should stay, and thick eyebrows also said in an interview that he will recruit James in the offseason, hoping that he can stay, because he knows that the two of them are very compatible.

And the Lakers are also ready to keep James, it is reported that the Lakers are willing to give James a 3-year contract extension of 164 million, in addition to the first round of the No. 17 pick, they will choose to directly select Bronny to help James complete the dream of father and son on the same stage. And according to the American media, James may want to play for at least another 2 years because he wants to appear in the All-Star Game in Los Angeles.

In addition to James, these player options, everyone is undoubtedly most concerned about Russell, although Shuila is a ghost in the playoffs, but he only has an annual salary of about 18 million, which is very good value for money, if you can, I think the Lakers should try to keep him, because he can not only help the team, but also can be used as a bargaining chip to trade, but Russell may choose to leave considering the ball and the next big contract.

As for Wood, Hayes and Reddish, to be honest, in addition to Reddish, I don't think there is any need for the other two to stay, what the Lakers need more is a qualified center to help thick eyebrows, they are both pie-eating centers, and their defensive ability is very lacking, they are all small centers, which is no longer a priority in this era, Valland will be an expiring contract in the offseason, and the Lakers will be a good choice if they have the opportunity to get him.

Reddish has shown great defensive ability this season, and to be honest, the Lakers would have been stronger this season if it weren't for his and Vanderbilt injuries, and Reddish is young, he's still a top-10 pick, he's talented, he's still upside, and it would be a good choice if he could stay. With him and Vanderbilt on the wing next season, the Lakers' defense will be terrifying.

There are also 3 people who are out of contract, they are Christie, Dinwiddie and Prince, Prince played very well in the playoffs, although his defensive ability is limited, but his style of play is very hard, and the projection is also very good, especially in the playoffs, I think the Lakers should keep him in the offseason, after all, it is not expensive, only a middle-class contract, Prince averaged 7.4 points and 2.4 rebounds per game in the playoffs.

Christie is a rookie expiring contract, he is a restricted free agent, although he did not get playing time in the playoffs, but the Lakers regard him as the future, it is estimated that the Lakers will choose to renew his contract, and Christie's contract extension will not be too expensive, after all, the performance is not good. Dinwiddie revealed his thoughts after yesterday's game, saying that if the Lakers need me, I'll be back.

Dinwiddie's defense is very good, he honestly didn't show his due strength after joining the Lakers, because he didn't get the ball, if Russell chooses to leave the team, the Lakers renew Dinwiddie is a good choice, Dinwiddie likes the Lakers' big ball market and attention, when he was bought out, James recruited him to the Lakers, and it probably won't cost too much money to keep him, after all, he also wants to stay.

As for who to keep, perhaps thick eyebrows are the most vocal, after all, he is the core of the team with a contract, thick eyebrows also talked about his views in an interview, he said: "Continuity is very important, we have experienced injuries, like Hachimura, Vanderbilt, Vincent have missed a lot of games due to injury, I think the key to the championship is to keep the core of the team, you look at the Warriors, the Green Army and the Nuggets, they can succeed is that the core has been retained, and then role players are added." ”

Thick eyebrows means that they want the team to keep James and other cores, and then change the role player lineup, I wonder if Pelinka will choose to adopt Thick Eyebrows' opinion. Speaking of which, what do you have to say about the current Lakers? Welcome to leave a message to discuss.

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