Sun officially announced an agreement with Claude . Claude will not have to participate in the team's training camp, and the Suns will actively find his next home.
Claude was determined to leave. He applied for a deal with the Sun very early, and the Sun approved him not to participate in training, which was forced. The forced melon is not sweet. If you force Cloud to participate in the training camp, it may destroy the unity of the locker room and make the gains less than worth the loss.
Cloud made an indelible contribution to the finals in the 20-21 season and was able to rank first in the league in the regular season last season. Claude is 1.98 meters tall and weighs 107 kg. He is a tough forward. Claude not only looks very thick, but also plays very tough. In the eyes of some fans, some of Claude's actions are over. The defense is steady, there is no need for ball rights, can shoot three-pointers, and has a tough guy temperament. The teams in the championship team like this type of role players. 29 million in 3 years, Claude's contract is not big, so it's worth the money.
This year's offseason, Claude is eligible to renew his contract with the Suns in advance. He hopes to get a four-year, 58.3 million contract extension, but the Suns did not negotiate with him at all, which made Claude very angry. Professional players need to support their families. Claude is 32 years old. He hopes to be guaranteed and his performance is worth a big contract, but the Suns ignore him. In the end, Cloud chose to showdown with the Suns!
Claude leaves the Suns and becomes inevitable. Jason Reed, a column reporter for the US media "LakeShowLife" report that Lakers can quote Cloud for 3 for 1, which is their last chance to improve the team's forward depth. The specific trading plan gave the Lakers Lonnie Walker, Nunn , and 1 second round pick, and got Claude.
The Lakers' current lineup is unreasonable, there are too many guards, but the forward line is not enough. Giving Nunn and Lonnie Walker and returning to Claude can make the Lakers lineup much more reasonable. Claude can serve as a substitute for James , or as a substitute for MDB . Claude can also play at the same time as James and Davis, playing in the five-small lineup. One Claude can make the Lakers' tactics much richer.
And this is a deal for 2 players to 1 player, which allows the Lakers to free up a place and sign back Anthony . Both the Lakers and Anthony are interested in continuing to cooperate, but the Lakers currently have 14 first-team rosters. They hope to keep a quota to keep the lineup flexible, so Anthony was left there. Anthony is in good shape, and he has been training during the offseason and is ready to return at any time.
exchanged 2 defenders plus 1 second round pick to return to Claude, and the Lakers could free up a place to sign Anthony, and the lineup immediately became reasonable.
defenders: Westbrook , Beverly , Schroder , Reeves, Christie ;
small forwards: James, Crowder, Anderson, Troy Brown;
power forwards: Davis, Gabriel, Anthony;
center: Bryant , Damian Jones .
The most important thing is that the Lakers did not use the first round pick in this trade, and their two first round picks were retained. The lineup can be strengthened without using the first round pick, making the lineup reasonable and returning to the championship ranks. For the Lakers, this is undoubtedly the best opportunity and may also be the last opportunity. Only when Cloud broke up with the Suns, the Lakers have a chance. If you don’t miss the opportunity, you won’t come back again. If you miss this opportunity, it will be difficult for the Lakers to encounter such a good opportunity to strengthen.
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