Although the NBA has entered the offseason, the NBA league is still very busy. The draft has just ended, the free market is about to begin, and the summer league is about to start. The management of each team is very busy.

NBA Although the offseason has entered, the NBA league is still very busy. The draft has just ended, the free market is about to begin, and the summer league is about to start. The management of each team is very busy. Among the latest NBA signing news, the Los Angeles Lakers, which failed to enter the playoffs this year, have successively signed the sons of two former superstars, Pippen and O'Neal, transforming from a superstar "nursing home" to a superstar "nursery". , instantly ranked first in the hot search!

As we all know, the Lakers have seriously overdrawn their future in order to introduce thick eyebrows and Westbrook in the past two years. They have already traded away all the draft picks from 2021 to 2024, pretending to be seizing the day. , regardless of the flood situation in the future. It is a pity that the Lakers' overdraft of the future did not bring success to the Lakers this season. They could not even make the playoffs, which disappointed all Lakers fans.

Before the draft started, the Los Angeles Lakers, who had no draft picks this year, frantically tried out nearly 30 rookies, becoming the team with the most invitations to trial training in the league, causing the management of other NBA teams to feel uncomfortable. Complaint: Without draft picks, how can the Lakers join in the fun? But what they don't know is that the Lakers have no choice but to do this. Pelinka, once known as the best general manager, has long been at his wits' end, so he took such a remedial measure.

According to insiders, Lakers general manager Pelinka has three purposes for doing this: 1. Although the Lakers do not have draft picks, Pelinka specially prepared US dollars in cash and a future second-round pick to buy this year's second-round pick. second-round draft pick; 2. The unexpected success of undrafted Austin Reeves last season made Pelinka believe that there are also treasures among this year’s undrafted draft; 3. After Westbrook and Nunn executed their contract options, the Lakers There is only 14 million salary space left, and seven players need to be signed to meet the minimum requirements for the twelve-man regular season roster. Rookies are undoubtedly the most cost-effective choice and may even win the jackpot.

Therefore, the Pelinka-led Lakers "draft" not only has this year's bottom-ranked rookies, but also many displaced down-and-out stars, including Derrick Williams was the second pick in 2011, and James I once worked with Cavaliers ; Collison refused a tens of millions of annual salary and suddenly retired at his peak, and now wants to return to the game; Alize Johnson played for Nets last year and even scored 20 points in a single game. Points, 21 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks were amazing statistics.

In the end, Pelinka spent his 2028 second-round pick and some cash to get the No. 35 pick from the Orlando Magic and signed Michigan State guard Max Christie. After the draft, Pelinka signed three more people: Pippen's sons Pippen Jr. and Cole Swider to two-way contracts, and he also signed O'Neal's son Shareef, who will play for the Lakers. summer league this year. Including Christie, the Lakers signed four young players in a row in one day, and were ridiculed by the media as being hungry!

To be honest, little Pippen Scott was born in 2000. He is 22 years old this year, only 1.87 meters tall and weighs 82 kilograms. This season, Pippen played 36 games on behalf of Vanderbilt University . Pippen Jr. averaged 33 minutes per game, scoring 20.4 points, 3.6 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 1.9 steals, with a shooting percentage of 41.6%, which looks pretty good. However, Scott's height of 187cm has limited his upper limit. Coupled with his thin physique, his aggressiveness on the NBA court is almost zero. Such talent is at the very end of this year's draft, and even Not even as good as Zeng Fanbo . The most important reason why the Lakers signed Scott was his superstar father Pippen.

Compared with Pippen, Sharif, the son of Shark O'Neal, seems very unfortunate! Sharif was born in 2001. He is 21 years old this year. He is 2.08 meters tall and weighs 204 pounds. In his last season of high school, he averaged 27.6 points and 17.3 rebounds per game, ranking 20th in the United States. Seeing that a talented man is about to Born strong.Unfortunately, Sharif was diagnosed with severe myocardial infarction in his first year at UCLA and had to undergo surgery. This surgery changed everything. Sharif no longer dared to make explosive dunks or engage in fierce confrontations, and his explosive power was obviously not as good as before. This year, Sharif played 14 games, averaging 9.3 minutes per game, and his data was only 2.9 points and 2.1 rebounds. This is a huge difference from his last year of high school season.

Lakers general manager Pelinka signed Pippen Jr. and Sharif. It was obviously a show of human kindness. This also won "praise" from some fans: Any child has the opportunity to sign with the Lakers, just because this is the NBA. The most humane superstar "nursery" in the league! After hearing this, I believe everyone understands Pelinka's true intention of doing this. James' eldest son Bronny will participate in the NBA draft in 2023. Lakers general manager Pelinka, even Pippen and O'Neal's sons If you dare to sign, what does it mean to sign another brownie?

After the Lakers superstar became known as the "nursery home", the "nursing home" in Los Angeles is even more worthy of its name. This past season, the average age of the Lakers players was 31.5 years old, ranking first in the NBA. Apart from the Lakers, no team has an average age over 29 years old. The second-ranked Heat is only 28.8 years old. The young thunder is only 22.8 years old! Let’s take a look at who are the men in the Lakers’ “nursing home”?

Calculated according to natural years, Anthony 39, James 38 years old, Howard 37 years old, Ariza 37 years old, Augustine 35 years old, Ellington 35 years old, Westbrook 34 years old, Bazemore 33 years old, bradley32 years old. You won’t know it until you look at it, but you will be shocked when you look at it. The Lakers nursing home has been overcrowded before you know it. No wonder the Lakers, the king’s team, is faltering. All Lakers fans feel like they are declining. It can’t help but remind people of the 2003-04 season. The Zijin F4 combination, but can no longer accompany us to watch the meteor shower!

Lakers fans don’t have to worry. In the new season, only James + Westbrook may be left among the old guys, plus the young and strong Davis, , Nunn, Tucker, who are still under contract, just in time to make the starting lineup. lineup, the rest of the teammates may be supernovas in the "nursery" like Reeves. Now, can’t everyone help but start thinking about the Lakers’ lineup for the new season?

In just one season, the Los Angeles Lakers have completed the rapid reconstruction from a "nursing home" to a "nursing home". Three generations of old, middle and young people live under the same roof. The power of the veterans is still the same as before. The Mesozoic era is in its prime, and the teenagers are full of energy and hard work. , do the Lakers have a chance to return to the top like the Golden State Warriors and win another championship in the new season?

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