The New Orleans Pelicans got Dejounte Murray 4-for-1, the Lakers' 2025 first round, and the Bucks/Pelicans' 2027 poor first round, it can be said that the price of the two first rounds is not high, the Lakers had a chance to upgrade Russell to Murray, but Jeanie Buss and Pelinka just refused, which was bombarded by many Lakers media.
On June 30, Beijing time, Lakers star LeBron James jumped out of the 51.4 million player option, he will become a complete free agent, and he will sign a new contract with the Lakers.
According to a report from NBA reporter Chris Haynes, in order for the Lakers to have room for a full mid-range exception (12.9 million), LeBron needs to take a salary cut of about 16 million in the 24-25 season. The full mid-range exception of $12.9 million could be signed to a four-year contract, which is attractive to some players on the free market.
LeBron James is only willing to take a salary cut of 16 million for All-Star players and quasi-All-Star players, and the current list exposed by Haynes is Klay, Harden, and Valanciunas, all of whom can bring substantial improvement to the Lakers.
According to the Los Angeles Times, Klay Thompson is interested in playing with LeBron James, whose father is a Lakers legend, and Klay is a native of Los Angeles who has a large fan base.
Lakers fans want to see the combination of Klay + James + thick eyebrows, but everyone must understand that if Klay accepts the full middle class of 12.9 million, he will also indirectly reduce his salary, he rejected the Warriors' four-year 48 million early contract extension last summer, and this summer the Warriors mentioned 58 million for two years, and he also refused, and the Lakers can only give Klay a four-year 60 million contract.
What do you think of the finishing combination of Klay + Reaves + Knecht + James + Davis?
Text/Yan Xiaobai's basketball dream