won the championship last season, the Lakers players were all in the limelight. During the offseason this year, Pelinka, the team's vice president and general manager, harvested a lot of fans. "Quick, accurate, hard" to describe Pelinka's trade in the offseason is a perfect fit. As early as the teams were still silent, he used Danny Green + the 28th pick in the first round to acquire German point guard Schroder from the Thunder. Last season, when James came off the court to rest, the Zijin Army's offensive efficiency was greatly reduced. But in the new season, this situation has been significantly improved because of Schroeder's joining.
When the door to the free market opened, Pelinka again won the Bucks Titan Matthews with a special case of double production. Of course, what shocked the fans most was that he signed it for $19 million in two years. Harrell played for the Clippers last season. This trick is indeed very clever. It not only strengthens the strength of the insiders, but also weakens the competitors. It is also a powerful counterattack against the homage of the same city last season. Z1z
Rondo, Howard and Bradley left one after another, making Lakers fans worried. But Pelinka is strategizing, and he has been sticking to his plan to make the defending champion younger, upgrade the role players, and supplement the wing strength as much as possible, which runs through the theme of the entire offseason. Renewed Popper's contract with 40 million in 3 years, sent McGee away through a series of dazzling operations and signed Gasol with a basic salary, while retaining Markieff Morris with a veteran basic salary. Such an excellent offseason performance has changed everyone's perception and evaluation of Pelinka.
But Pelinka's lineup has not yet been finalized, even after Davis signs the renewal, the Zijin Army still has two vacancies to be filled, so they need to continue signings. Beijing time on November 27, according to a well-known NBA reporter Brad Turner, sources revealed that Pelinka has contacted Dedmond, and the Los Angeles Lakers want to sign him with a basic salary contract.
Gasol's joining, the most important thing is to make up for Howard and McGee left, the Lakers' lack of inside size. If Harrell and Nong Mei have been used as inside partners, then Nong Mei needs to stand in the fifth position that he dislikes very much. Last season, Nong Mei repeatedly emphasized that he did not want to get into a hand-to-hand fight with the opposing center forward most of the time. Now signing Gasol Jr., in order to let the thick eyebrow play more power forward position in the game. For the defending champion, injury is always the biggest enemy, so even if Morris has been renewed, they also plan to introduce another center just in case, and Dedmond is undoubtedly the most suitable candidate.
The 32-year-old Dedmond is a sporty center with a tall arm and can grab rebounds and blocks; and has developed outside shooting capabilities that can help James and Schroeder and others open up the breakthrough space. Gasol is very old, and the Zijin Army doesn't want to let Davis fight hand-to-hand with other centers. Therefore, the introduction of Dedmond can reduce the consumption of Xiaojia and the thick eyebrow brother, and it can also compete with Jokic and Embiid to a certain extent. These heavy centers confronted. With no big fish in the free market, Diamond is undoubtedly the best choice for the Lakers to "prepare for a rainy day" when the team is shy.
