NBA: The Lakers ready to do anything to surround LeBron James
Published on June 28, 2023 at 5:12 p.m.
After the end of the files Chris Paul, long linked to the team of LeBron James, and Kyrie Irving, who should remain in Dallas, the Lakers are now looking a little more at their own roster as they approach free agency. To seek a new NBA title in the years to come, the Los Angeles franchise is convinced that it must continue at all costs with Austin Reaves. He is not the only one in the process of being extended with the Angelinos.
This summer, the Lakers have no intention of letting their precious role players slip away. On the one hand, it is necessary to manage the case Austin Reaves. Favorite of Lakers and a fortiori for a few weeks, Reaves however, will see his contract expire after the 2022-23 season. The 24-year-old back has just concluded his second season in the NBA with very promising stats for his first playoffs. In 16 games and in a starting role, he averaged 16.9 points, 4.4 rebounds and 4.6 assists. He has therefore definitively established himself as one of the most solid role players in the group of Darwin Ham. Suffice to say that for a player who only receives a million and a half dollars this year, we are talking about first-class value for money for The Angels. However, it turns out that the person concerned will be a free agent this summer and inevitably, the prospects of seeing him try his luck elsewhere exist.
Reaves should continue his adventure in LA
The positive point is that by being a free agent at the end of a non-traditional rookie contract because it has not been drafted, Reaves took protected player status. Basically, the Lakers can match any contract offer the player has signed to keep him. However, the sum is likely to be high and according to Marc Stein, the 25-year-old player should re-sign in LA for an amount close to 100 million dollars over 4 years. Indeed, the Lakers have passed on the information that they will match the highest bid no matter what.
The houses Hachimura and Vanderbilt
The Angelinos are also fully on the records Rui Hachimura et Jarred Vanderbilt. Regarding the first, the Lakers probably have a limit in mind. After a very good season, the Japanese hopes for a significant salary increase which could turn around 12 million dollars per year. Then, for the second, the Lakers should guarantee him the salary for the next season, for the amount of 4.7 million dollars according to ESPN. The American media specifies that the 24-year-old player will be eligible for a contract extension for a period of four years and 71 million dollars from September 7. In sum, the Lakers will focus on continuity. Changes will occur, but they will be marginal, with reinforcements targeted according to specific needs. The direction chosen by Rob Pelinka remains clear: surf on the momentum initiated since February without necessarily making big moves.
2023-06-28 15:12:00
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