With quite a few free agents this summer, the Lakers have their work cut out for them. One of their files could, however, gain momentum in the coming weeks. An amazing player could thus be offered a huge contract!
Eliminated in the first round by the Suns, the Lakers have missed out on their season. Yet defending champions, the Californians have had to deal with a cascade of injuries throughout the year, in particular LeBron James and Anthony Davis. Difficult to defend the title in these conditions …
Suddenly, the summer will be very important for the Angelino front office, in order to strengthen the workforce. 11 players are at the end of their contract, and it will therefore be necessary to choose which of them will be kept for the long term. With names like Andre Drummond, Montrezl Harrell or Dennis Schröder, the decision may be difficult.
Among all these files, however, one of them has a certain hype, that of Talen Horton-Tucker. The rear, very popular in the locker room, could intrigue people during the free agency. As Eric Pincus reveals from The Athletic, some executives would even think of offering him the jackpot!
“I would give it my best,” said an Eastern conference leader. Horton-Tucker can make up to around $ 83 million over the next four years, but only if a team has enough leeway to offer him a contract as a restricted free agent.
We would still like to know who is the leader to have said such a thing … Without wanting to be disrespectful to THT, the boy has in no way shown that he deserves such an investment over his two seasons in the league. In 2020-21, the sophomore was only running at 9 points on average …
And yet, Horton-Tucker is one of the players frequently included in trade scenarios. Indeed, it presents an interesting potential, in particular on the defensive plan. However, it will have to improve next year, in order to justify this hype. Given the potential exodus to the Lakers, he could in any case recover more playing time.
Obviously, Talen Horton-Tucker has a very good rating in the East. But from there to putting him several tens of millions of dollars per season? We will have to wait a little before being able to make such an investment.
