As we all know, bringing in a strong center for the team this summer is the top priority for Lakers General Manager Pelinka. Because the Lakers are seriously short of inside players, this is the key to their hasty elimination in the first round of this year's playoffs! Through observations of the top four teams in this year's playoffs, we found that the height of the inside line is one of the keys to ensure that the team goes further. The reason why the Oklahoma City Thunder can win the championship is not only because of their excellent shooting ability, but also because of the inside twin towers composed of Chet Holmgren and Hartenstein. Therefore, before the free market opened this summer, the names of Lopez, Clint Capela and Deandre Ayton were written on the Lakers' center recruitment list.
But after the free market officially opened today, Lakers General Manager Pelinka failed to bring back any inside center for the team! Lopez eventually joined the Clippers for 2 years and 18 million, while Capela chose to return to the Rockets for 3 years and 21.5 million. As a result, the Lakers' three major center signing targets are only Deandre Ayton! It is no exaggeration to say that Ayton, whose contract was suddenly bought out by the Trail Blazers yesterday, has now become the only lifeline for the Lakers to upgrade their inside line! If they cannot successfully bring Ayton back to Los Angeles after Ayton has spent 48 hours clarifying the period, the Lakers' sky may really collapse. Imagine if the Lakers still do not have a qualified inside center in the lineup next season, then they will not have much competitiveness in the West.
It should be emphasized that whether the Lakers can introduce a qualified center this summer will be related to their future next season, or even more directly, it will be related to whether they can keep LeBron James this summer. Although James has previously exercised his player option for next season, he is also evaluating his future with the Lakers! If the Lakers cannot build a competitive championship team during the offseason, then the possibility of James applying for a trade for the first time in his career will not be ruled out, because his ultimate goal next season is still to compete for the championship! In this way, there is a serious deviation from the Lakers' achievable goal, which will lay the groundwork for James' departure.
It is reported that Deandre Ayton gave up 10 million of his 35.55 million contract for next season during the buyout process with the Trail Blazers. Therefore, it is generally believed that Ayton will recover this loss in the next contract, which is equivalent to saying that Ayton's new contract should be at least 10 million. After Finney Smith refused to exercise the player option for next season, the Lakers received a full mid-level exception worth $14.1 million, which can help them sign Ayton. But it should be known that the league is not just the Lakers who want to sign Ayton now, they have to stand out in the battle!
According to well-known reporter Jake Weinbac, the Milwaukee Bucks have now become a strong candidate for the battle for Deandre Ayton. After the Bucks signed contracts that are beneficial to the team with Trent, Porter Jr. and Prince, they still have a full mid-level exception worth $14.1 million to use. Jake Weinbac wrote: "The Bucks may be preparing to make waves...".
It can be seen that the Milwaukee Bucks are now ready to compete with the Lakers for Ayton! So, the next 24 hours will be the key to whether the Lakers can sign Ayton. If Pelinka messes up all this, then he will have to watch the Bucks, who came out of nowhere, bring Ayton's dominance to Milwaukee. I hope Pelinka can win this battle for Ayton, otherwise the consequences will be disastrous! Will Deandre Ayton wear a Bucks jersey or a Lakers jersey, or something else? Let's wait and see!
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