On May 13, Beijing time, there were 3 messages from the Los Angeles Lakers, let's take a look.
The odds of the new coach are out
Not long ago, the Los Angeles Lakers fired coach Darwin Ham and all members of the coaching staff because of the team's poor playoff performance (swept by the Nuggets 1:4 in the first round). Today, the American bookmaker released the odds of the new coach of the Lakers, and the results show that Warriors assistant coach Atkinson is the first, followed by Redick, and the specific rankings are: 1, Atkinson: +100, 2, Redick: +150, 3, Tyronn Lue: +600, 4, David Adelman: +900 (Nuggets assistant coach); 5. Chris Quinn: +1400 (Heat assistant coach); 6. Phil Handy: +2200 (former Lakers assistant coach); 7. Sam Cassell: +2200;8. Terry Stotts: +2500;9. D'Antoni: +3300;10. Mark Jackson: +3300;11. Adrian Griffin: +3300;12. Becky Hamon: +5000 (former Spurs female assistant coach); 11. Nash: +8000;12. James: +50000;13. Magician: +50000.
From the odds, it can be seen that Atkinson and Redick are the strongest contenders for the new coach of the Lakers. Atkinson's strength is that he is talented on the offensive end, flexible and versatile, and has led the civilian Nets to the playoffs and helped the Warriors win the championship in '22; Redick's advantage is that he has a close relationship with James (the two currently do a podcast together), which can be an important weight for the Lakers to persuade James to stay with the team, and Redick has not coached, so it is definitely much cheaper than other coaches. Who can become the coach in the future depends on how the Lakers management weighs the pros and cons.
32+6 guards are expected to join
Earlier today, the NBA lottery ended with the Hawks getting the top pick, the Wizards and the Rockets with the 17th pick. Later in the day, ESPN's team of experts released a mock draft predicting that the Lakers would draft Jarred McCain with the No. 17 pick. The 20-year-old McCain is 1.9m tall and weighs 89kg, and plays as a defender on the field. In his freshman season, he played for Duke University in the NCAA, averaging 14.3 points, 5 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.1 steals in 31.6 minutes per game, shooting 41.4% from three-point range. In the Crazy 38 finals, McCain scored 32 points and 6 rebounds, but he was helpless to lose to North Carolina State University.
McCain is a player with obvious shortcomings, the advantages are solid basic skills, high ball intelligence, all-round skills, can not only finish efficiently from the outside, but also attract defenders to send assists to teammates, good awareness on the defensive end, good at reading the game, is a good defender; The disadvantages are poor athleticism and explosiveness, and whether you can maintain scoring efficiency in the higher-level NBA is a question mark, and the draft age is relatively old, so there is not much potential to be tapped. For the Lakers, McCain is a player who can improve the team's weaknesses, and if there is no team before, selecting him with this pick is a good improvement.
Mingsu suggested that Lao Zhan hold a group
Today, celebrity Kevin Garnett talked to Lakers star LeBron James on a show, suggesting that he should join forces with other stars. Garnett said: "If I were James, I'd already start to act, and now the market has older superstars like Curry and Durant, and if James can join forces with them, not only can he bring more off-court economic effects, but also pursue more championships, which is much better than staying with the Lakers." Currently, James has $5,043w remaining on his contract with a player option in the final year, and James has the right to jump out of his contract and become a free agent.
Regarding Garnett's statement, fans have a lot of discussions, and some people said: "Indeed, if James can join forces with Durant or Curry, not only will the ratings explode, but the team will also attract many veterans to join and become the favorite for the championship." Some people said: "Forget it, James's reputation will be even worse if he wants to be in a group again." In addition, it is now the world of young people, and it is useless for older superstars to huddle. So what do you think about this? You can communicate and discuss in the comment area.