, as the favorite to compete for the championship at the beginning of last season, achieved the goal of building the super Big Three Lakers , but experienced a disappointing season and even missed the playoffs play-off competition.
Therefore, the team eliminated championship coach Vogel as soon as possible during the offseason, and at the same time quickly signed new coach Hamm with a four-year contract.
At the same time, the Lakers are still trying to improve their lineup as much as possible. In the past day, 7 pieces of news worthy of attention came out, including the mid-level pursuit of 3D wings, and the 13-man roster was released.
News 1: The Lakers’ plan is to sign Irving naked
According to Shams, a famous reporter, as Irving executes his player option for next season, the possibility of the Lakers acquiring him is declining rapidly.
The Lakers' original plan was to sign Irving in the free market, and the available contracts were only the mid-level exception worth $6.3 million.
News 2: The Lakers still want to trade Westbrook
According to previous reports from many well-known reporters, including Woj and Shams, Westbrook confirmed that he will implement a player option worth $47 million next season.
Then the famous reporter Woj followed up and said that Westbrook has a very good relationship with new coach Hamm and hopes to play for him in the new season.
However, team reporter Jovan Buha revealed that the Lakers still want to trade Westbrook, but the team is unwilling to take advantage of the future first-round pick.
News 3: Many teams including the Lakers are interested in Griffin
According to US media Heavy reporter Sean Deveney, the Lakers, Clippers, Heat, Bulls and the Celtics and other teams All focused on Griffin.
Although Griffin is not able to perform at the All-Star level like he did during the Pistons period, as a player with a minimum salary, he can still improve the level of every player around him.
News 4: The Lakers plan to use the mid-level to pursue 3D wings
According to Lakers team reporter Jovan Buha, with the free market coming soon, the Lakers are gearing up to do something big.
The team hopes to make full use of the mid-level exceptions in its hands and add 1-2 3D wing players to Zhan Mei to provide the defense and three-point shooting capabilities the team needs.
News 5: The Lakers are willing to use the mid-level to re-sign Monk.
According to "Bleacher Report" reporter Jack Fisher, the Lakers are willing to keep Monk, who performed extremely well last season, and are willing to use a player worth up to $6.3 million. Middle class exception.
Monk also publicly stated in a previous interview that he is willing to stay with the Lakers because it is more comfortable to play in the Lakers, but Monk is also looking for a larger contract.
News 6: The Lakers plan to implement multiple players’ team options for next season
According to Lakers and team reporter Jovan Buha, there are currently only 5 players in the Lakers lineup with guaranteed contracts, namely James , Big Eyebrow Brother , Westbrook, Tucker and Nunn .
At the same time, the team plans to execute the team options of Stanley Johnson (2.4 million), Gabriel (1.9 million) and Reeves (1.6 million).
If the team chooses to execute the contracts of three players, the combined salary of these eight players alone will reach $150.8 million next season.
News 7: The Lakers officially announced the 13-man Summer League roster
According to the official announcement of the Lakers, the 13-man Summer League roster has been released. The players at each position are as follows:
Guards (7 people): No. 10 Max Christie, No. 47 RJ Cole, No. 17 Mason Jones, No. 55 Mark McClung, No. 46 Javonte McCoy, No. 38 Nate Pierre-Louis, No. 1 Scottie Pippen Jr.;
forwards (5 people): No. 36 Barris Bass, No. 48 Weto Brown, No. 45 Shareef O'Neal, No. 21 Cole Sweed, No. 49 Fabian White Jr.;
center (1 person): No. 30 Jay- Hef.
