The Lakers upgraded the lineup this offseason, but some people are happy and others are worried.
NBA is a cruel arena, especially championship teams like the Lakers need to compete for posts. There are more people who can play, and those who are not strong enough will naturally be brushed down.
According to Lakers team reporter Kyle Goon, Kuzma met with Lakers coach Vogel and general manager Pelinka earlier this month. Clear his role in the team this season and understand his future with the team.
After the meeting, Kuzma appeared frustrated, he felt that the new season will have to compete for opportunities on the court. After the preseason between the Lakers and the Suns, Kuzma, who scored 23 points, was interviewed. Talking about his role in the new season, his answer was: "I don't know, we can wait and see . In this short offseason, I practiced three-pointers, I just try to play my role and do what I can for the team."
Lakers coach Vogel also talked about Kuzma in an interview: "This year We are a different team, but we still want him to score on the court, be aggressive offensively, and continue to be able to defend multiple positions."
Kuzma has only the last contract with the Lakers. The annual salary next season is 3.56 million US dollars. He already has the qualifications to renew his contract with the Lakers in advance, and the two sides have also discussed this matter. According to sources, Kuzma hopes to get an early renewal contract with an annual salary of more than 10 million yuan. The current renewal negotiation has been temporarily shelved.
The Lakers are unlikely to meet Kuzma's requirements for a new contract, because his role in the Lakers has been getting lower and lower. Last year's offseason, after completing the trade of thick eyebrow brother , the Lakers have high hopes for Kuzma, hoping that he can become the third giant of the team after James and thick eyebrow brother. Z3z
Kuzma has indeed become the team's third scoring point, averaging 12.8 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game, shooting 44% from the field, and three-pointers and shooting 32%. But his scoring efficiency is not high, and it fluctuates too much. Coupled with his defensive loopholes, his position on the team is getting lower and lower. Instead, Caruso, who was more defensive loser, began to get reused by Vogel. Z3z
Kuzma is unfortunate. Vogel is a coach who puts defense more important than offense. Kuzma's offense can't reach the level that the Lakers can't lack him, and it is inevitable that the scene will become lower.
Next season, Kuzma is not even the Lakers' third scoring point. Both Harrell and Schroder have stronger scoring ability than him. Unless Kuzma can practice defensively, his role next season will definitely become even lower.
Kuz’s position is 3 or 4 swings. No. 4 thick eyebrow brother is the absolute main force, Morris, Harrell can play this position. There is James on the 3rd, and Matthews and Tucker can also play this position.
For Kuzma, the rise of Tucker is not good news for him. As mentioned earlier, Vogel prefers defensive players. Young, with a pair of big long arms, and born a defensive Titan, Tucker is not surprising if he plays more than Kuzma next season.
For Kuzma, the current situation is actually quite embarrassing. If he stays with the Lakers, his role next season will definitely not be much higher. Then when he signs a new contract during the offseason next year, he wants to sign a big contract with an annual salary of more than 10 million, which is even more useless. When trading
, the initiative is not in his hands. After all, his annual salary next season is only $3.56 million. If the Lakers can't find a suitable trade partner, it is very possible to use him cheaply for a year. And by next year's offseason, if Kuzma doesn't perform, the Lakers can renew him at a low price and continue to use it cheaply.
is just that, Kuzma will be insulated from the big contract.
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