trading market opened, the Lakers made a move very quickly, signing three players in a row, expanding the original 8-man roster to 11. Currently, the Lakers still have 4 spots left on the roster. However, according to famous news, the Lakers are still fully pursuing the Nets star Kyrie Irving. Durant's application to leave the team has greatly increased their probability of getting Kyrie Irving.
According to the famous reporter Shams, several sources said that Spurs old player Lonnie Walker agreed to join the Lakers, and the specific contract was 6.5 million for one year. Wizards forward Troy Brown also decided to join the Lakers, but in this way Joined on a minimum salary contract. In addition, famous journalist Haynes followed up with a report that Warriors veteran Toscano Anderson will also join the Lakers with a veteran's minimum salary. Subsequently, the Lakers signed free agent Damian Jones with a two-year contract.
The Lakers' move this summer must be the biggest in the league. They almost hope to get all the powerful and famous stars in the league. However, the former is intentional and the latter is ruthless. The Lakers continue to withdraw from the battle for various stars, which ultimately leads to the Lakers in the free market. There is no one to sign, and only 3 role players can be signed. The current roster of the Lakers has been expanded to 11 people: James , Davis , Westbrook , Brown, Walker, Jones, Johnson, Reeves, Gabriel, Nunn , Tower g. There are still four vacancies. Last season's Howard, Anthony, Ariza, Ellington and other veterans will most likely leave the team this summer.
The Lakers' performance last season was really bad, which is why they made up their mind to rectify the team this summer offseason. James has very little left in his career. They hope to get another general manager before James retires, so recently The Lakers' lineup has been in a state of major renewal in the past few years. This summer, they will most likely give up the veterans from last season and instead dig some new faces to help James.
Netball star Kyrie Irving is the Lakers' current main target. At the beginning of the offseason, Irving had a contract renewal disagreement with the Nets, which led to the Irving farce. At that time, there was news that the Lakers hoped to sign Irving with a mid-level contract, and then sign him a year later. Irving offers a max contract. But Irving is not stupid. He chose the former between 37 million and 6.5 million, so there was news that Irving implemented the player option. The Lakers, who originally thought that the plan failed, after Kevin Durant submitted a trade request , once again ignited hope.
Durant's application to leave the team announced that the Nets are completely out of the league of championship teams. They can put all their players on the shelf to seek reconstruction, and Kyrie Irving is naturally no exception. As a result, the Lakers are in trouble again. Their main signing target now is Kyrie Irving.
Los Angeles Times reporter Dan Woike tweeted: "There are indeed some rumors of the Lakers trading for Irving, but whether this will ultimately succeed depends on whether the Lakers are willing to hand over their 2027 and 2029 draft picks."
LeBron James and Kyrie Irving were teammates in the Cleveland Cavaliers and successfully won a championship trophy. Now the Lakers are interested in Irving, and the relationship between the Nets and Irving has basically been completely broken due to previous incidents. , the possibility of Irving joining the Lakers has indeed greatly increased. By then, James and Irving are expected to reunite again in the Lakers.
