The door to the 2022 NBA free market officially opened today, which has attracted widespread attention from fans around the world. There are still many heavyweight big fish in this year's free market. Jokic, Westbrook , Wall , Harden , Bill, LaVine, Booker , Ayton and other players can either choose whether to test the free market, or be eligible to follow their mother's The team renewed the super-max contract. There are also some top-notch role players who are also causing fierce competition in the free market. Mavericks Brunson, Heat Tucker, Lakers Monk, are all popular players.
In the early morning of July 1, Beijing time, as the door to the free market slowly opened, a dizzying array of signings came. Jokic, Booker and Beal have successively reached super-maximum contract extension agreements with their respective teams, heralding the arrival of a more lively signing market. It is worth mentioning that the Lakers have shown very strong aggression in this year's free market. As in previous years, after the free market opened, the Lakers completed multiple signings at lightning speed, which once again attracted widespread attention.
The first was a report from NBA reporter Woj. The report stated that free agent center Damian Jones returned to the Lakers on a two-year contract. Jones played 8 games for the Lakers last season, averaging 5.4 points and 3.3 rebounds per game. Jones is also an old acquaintance of Lakers fans. I hope that he can make more contributions after returning to the Lakers. Subsequently, according to a report by another NBA reporter Shams, several sources said that former Spurs player Lonnie Walker agreed to join the Lakers for $6.5 million in one year (mid-level exception). In the 2021-22 season, Walker played 70 games, averaging 12.1 points, 2.6 rebounds, and 2.2 assists per game, while shooting 31.4% from three-point range.
The third player signed by the Lakers is a player from Wizards . Woj announced that forward Troy Brown joined the Lakers with a minimum salary. Brown, who is 1.98 meters tall, is a young player. He just turned 23 this year. He played 66 games with the Wizards last season, averaging 4.3 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 16 minutes per game. Then the Lakers took action again and signed someone. The fourth player signed by the Lakers is a person that everyone is more familiar with. This person is from the Golden State Warriors. He is the forward Toscano Anderson who played for the Warriors last season.
According to a report by NBA reporter Haynes, free agent forward and Warriors champion Juan Toscano Anderson reached a signing agreement with the Lakers. The contract is a one-year veteran's basic salary. Anderson played 73 games with the Warriors last season, averaging 4.1 points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game. After completing this signing, the Lakers achieved a younger lineup. After that, counting this year's second-round pick Max Christie, who is about to sign, and two two-way contract players Scottie Pippen Jr. and Cole Swider, the Lakers only have James and Westbrook. are over 30 years old.
From the "Los Angeles Nursing Home" last offseason to a brand-new youth army today, the Lakers management has once again completed the lineup's hemorrhage this offseason. It can be seen that the Lakers have completely abandoned the idea of ​​​​looking for outdated veterans to partner with the Big Three last season, and instead focus on bringing youth and vitality to the team. The emergence of such a Lakers team will inevitably affect the league's competitive situation next season. Other teams need to pay attention. Maybe this youth version of the Lakers will cause some trouble for them.
