The NBA trade market has been open for a few days, and many teams in the league have made signings. For the Lakers, their current actions are not big. At least they didn't do much at the contract renewal level.

NBA The trading market has been open for a few days. Currently, many teams in the league have made signings. For the Lakers, their current actions are not big. At least they didn't do much at the contract renewal level. You must know that many players who played for the Lakers last season have completely expired their contracts, but the Lakers did not renew their contracts with them as soon as possible, and even some players who performed well did not get their contracts renewed as soon as possible. .

Today we will focus on Anthony . Anthony performed very well with the Lakers last season, averaging 13.3 points and 4.2 rebounds per game, and his three-point shooting percentage reached 37.5%. It can be said that Anthony was one of the few players on the Lakers who was confident on the outside during the regular season last season. It also saved the Lakers' offense last season to a certain extent. However, the Lakers did not choose to renew his contract as soon as possible during the offseason, even if it was to provide him with a veteran contract. This somewhat chills some fans. After all, Anthony still has gas in his tank. Last season he didn't expose too many weaknesses on the defensive end, but he could help the team on the offensive end. Logically speaking, he should get a veteran contract extension.

If Anthony does not get a contract extension this offseason, then there is a high probability that he will choose to retire. The latter part of Anthony's career can be said to have experienced a tumultuous trajectory, which is not what a player of his level should experience. Even if Anthony retires now, he will still enjoy a certain status in NBA history, but his ups and downs in the later stages of his career are indeed unexpected.

In addition to Anthony, Howard also did not get a contract extension from the Lakers. Howard's performance last season was also remarkable and he didn't make too many mistakes. In addition, it can still ensure a good level on the offensive end. His control over rebounds is still very good. Many fans analyzed that the reason why the Lakers did not renew the contracts of Anthony and Howard during the offseason was largely because they changed their head coaches. The new head coach Ham prefers to use young people.

Ham wants to change the Lakers' defense next season, so he believes that young people are more diligent on the defensive end. But a team cannot ignore the role of veterans. Many teams will deliberately introduce one or two veteran players. On the one hand, they can stabilize the team's morale on the court, and on the other hand, the experience of the veterans can help the young people. At least from the current point of view, both Anthony and Howard should be worthy of a minimum salary contract. We hope that some teams will provide them with contracts in the future and not let them choose to retire.