In a few days, the annual NBA free agent trading day will officially arrive, and several blockbuster deals will be completed. Recently, all teams are preparing for this battle without gunpowder and fighting to help the team sign their favorite players in order to get a better record in the new season.
Although the free kick market has not yet opened, some teams have already reached a deal, only to wait for the trading day to arrive. Earlier today, the Los Angeles Lakers ushered in two good news, let's take a look. First, the Lakers have completed their first reinforcement of the offseason. They sent Danny Green plus this year's No. 28 pick to replace point guard Schroder from the Thunder. As the NBA will lift the ban on the transaction early on Tuesday morning Beijing time, the transaction will be officially reached by then. This means that the Lakers dream of the third giant has been determined, Schroder will play the role of the third scoring point next to James and Davis.
At the same time, the Lakers also provided a renewal offer to Davis, the team's second head, today. Earlier today, Anthony Davis announced that he had jumped out of his final $28.7 million contract to test the free agency market. There is no doubt that the former will renew the Lakers, but its contract extension has attracted much attention.
The Lakers are more comfortable for Davis. The team provided Davis with three renewal plans, the latter option. First, sign a 1+1 contract first, with $68 million in two years and the player option for the second year. Second, the two parties renewed a three-year contract of 106 million U.S. dollars. After 10 years of effectiveness in 2022, they will sign a maximum salary of 35% of the salary cap. Third, the two sides signed a four-year contract of 146 million US dollars, and in the fourth year it is a player option. The salary cap will be as high as 131 million U.S. dollars, so Davis can sign a five-year $266 million super-maximum contract.
It is obvious that the Lakers will satisfy Davis in any way to renew the contract, but the two parties are more likely to sign in the second scenario, which is beneficial to both parties.
