Just when all the Lakers fans were still immersed in the sadness of Dwight Howard joining the 76ers, there was a sudden explosion of good news from the American front. Through hard work, the Lakers had won the Clippers with a two-year contract of 19 million. The team's super sixth man Monterrey Harrell, this is also the first Clippers to successfully disintegrate after the Clippers have repeatedly intercepted the Lakers.
As an older rookie with the second pick in the second round in 2015, Harrell has played for the Los Angeles Clippers for the past three seasons. Last season, he averaged 18.6 points, 7.1 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game in the regular season. The third scoring point after Leonard and Paul George. In the Western Conference semifinals, the Clippers led the Nuggets with a 3-1 lead, but they were reversed by their opponents. At that time, many media reported that the conflict between Harrell and Paul George was The main reasons that led to the Clippers regretting their loss, coupled with Leonard's public criticism of Harrell in the middle of the season, the best sixth man of the 2019-20 season, obviously has no place in the Clippers.
This time the Lakers won Harrell with an annual salary of 2 years 19 million, and successfully made up for the team's vacancy in the post after Dwight Howard left. As a very energetic inside player, Harrell is better than Howard. Being young and having better athletic ability, the more important thing is that his style of play should be more in line with the speed requirements of the current small ball era. After signing Harrell, the Lakers will also have the opportunity to form Davis, Harrell, James, and Pope. As well as Schroeder's five-man starting lineup, from the perspective of lineup strength, this starting lineup is more impactful than last season.
Before signing, Harrell actually received an offer from the Hornets, and the Hornets offered a more generous price than the Lakers, but in the end Harrell chose to join the Lakers. In his view, the Lakers were The defending champion is stronger than the Hornets, and he is in the adoration of LeBron James’ personal temperament. Harrell is also willing to continue to play in Los Angeles. I have to say that this approach is really more perfidious than Howard. The means are much better.
Considering that LeBron James will be 36 years old next season, Harrell’s joining this time is also likely to help James relieve a certain amount of pressure during the regular season, but from the perspective of the Lakers’ salary space , They are currently able to provide Cowell Pope with a limited contract price, and the team still needs to renew Markieff Morris. In terms of high probability, if the Lakers want to keep this strongest lineup, they either need Pope lowered his renewal value, or had no choice but to give up Markieff Morris.
