I saw two news about the Lakers today, one is that the Lakers are willing to trade three first-round picks, and the other is that Hurley explained the reason for rejecting the Lakers' head coach, or because the total price offered by the Lakers did not reach the amount Hurley wanted.
How to interpret these two messages? Are these two messages actually intrinsically linked?
Regarding the Lakers' willingness to trade three first-round picks, I have also analyzed it before, and there is only one possibility, unless you meet a cornerstone or quasi-cornerstone player who can operate the trade, it will not be discussed, which is my judgment from long-term tracking and research of the Lakers. For example, if Mitchell can be traded, the Lakers are willing to come up with three first-round picks.
Given the current situation of the Lakers and the principle and idea of rebuilding based on the future and taking into account the current championship competition, the possibility of letting the Lakers come up with three first-round picks at one time is very low, and after Hurley rejected the Lakers head coach, this possibility can be said to be tending to zero!
Hurley rejected the Lakers head coach because he didn't have enough money, but what is not enough? Is the annual salary not enough, or is the contract short and small? Why did it change from the rumored 100 million in 8 years to 70 million in 6 years? In the final analysis, this has a lot to do with the Lakers' intentions, one is to let Hurley grow up with the Lakers, and the other is to dare not take risks completely, and then give Hurley an 8-year long contract.
The Lakers' six-year contract is highly consistent with the Lakers' current development plan, which consists of two phases, the first is a two-year transition period for the 24-26 season, and the second is a four-year rebuilding period for the 26-30 season. It can be speculated that the Lakers and Hurley must not have involved the goal of winning the championship within 6 years during the negotiation process, otherwise Hurley would not have said a word of "convincing vision" after the talks! To put it another way, the Lakers wouldn't have promised Hurley that they would trade three first-round picks now to gamble for a championship.
One of the key factors for Hurley to coach an NBA team is that the team must have the strength to compete for the championship in the short term, and the conditions given by the Lakers are not available, and he can't pick the fruit himself after studying with the prince for 6 years, so Hurley left. At this point, it can be completely inferred that Hurley's dislike of the Lakers for giving little money does not mainly refer to the small annual salary, but to the small amount caused by the short contract duration. In the final analysis, the real intentions of the Lakers cannot meet Hurley's needs, and the lack of hope of winning the championship and the lack of money are actually combined.
Back to the topic, if the Lakers are willing to trade three first-round picks to improve their championship contender, will Hurley flatly reject the Lakers? #七嘴八舌说湖人##湖人那些事##湖人的困局#
