At 7 am Beijing time on the 21st, the NBA's free market officially opened, and each team is also actively signing people. For the defending champion Lakers, this short offseason, the team needs to do a lot of work. , Their changes in the lineup are not small. The team first exchanged Green for Schroder and then signed Matthews, but the renewal within the team is also very important.
As an important contributor to the Lakers winning the championship last season, Howard inside is also the focus of the Lakers' contract extension. After all, he played his own attitude and worth with the Lakers last season with an unsecured base salary. The Lakers are naturally willing to continue to cooperate with him. And this morning, Howard was also on social media that he would return to the Lakers in the new season, but many media including Shams and other media began to report on the contract renewal, but then Howard suddenly deleted the news. This also surprised everyone, Shams also said that Howard is still considering his final home.
In the Lakers last season, Howard can contribute 7.5 points and 7.4 rebounds in the regular season. He is an indispensable player inside the team. However, after McGee decided to implement the player option to stay with the Lakers, this also gave Howard a bit of position Embarrassing, after all, the Lakers also want to reinforce in the paint, but if McGee and Howard stay all behind, then they will be a bit redundant to introduce a center. Therefore, whether Howard can renew the contract also depends on the Lakers' subsequent transactions and operations. If McGee is traded out, there is a high probability that Howard will be re-signed, and other center players may also be introduced.
Howard is to pay tribute to Jordan? At present, the Lakers are still Howard’s most likely choice. His new contract will definitely be higher than last season’s base salary. At present, the Lakers have triggered a hard salary cap. Their total salary for the new season must be controlled at $138.6 million. Within, otherwise you will have to pay a luxury tax, which is also a big test for Pelinka.
