On July 1, Beijing time, the NBA free agency market opened. The latest signing news shows that Paul signed to the Spurs for 1 year and 11 million, and Valanciunas signed to the Wizards for 3 years and 30 million. The Lakers, who have attracted much attention, have only renewed Christie's contract for 4 years and 32 million, and all their favorite prey have either been cut off or signed to other teams.
Paul was originally close to the Lakers, and he was a well-known friend with James, and he was also a close friend with Redick. But in the end, Paul chose to join the Spurs. And the Spurs are offering a contract of 11 million, which is unlikely to be given by the Lakers. In addition, Valanciunas is also one of the Lakers' targets. It was previously reported that James was willing to take a pay cut to bring in a player like Varan. But the Lakers were cut off again, and the Wizards signed Varland with a 3-year 30 million contract, and the Lakers missed a good opportunity to strengthen the interior line.
Earlier, Dejounte Murray, another All-Star that the Lakers liked, had been traded to the Pelicans. The Lakers were reluctant to pay Reaves in the Murray trade, and as a result, the Pelicans missed the price of cabbage. At present, the Lakers are still interested in Klay Thompson, but now that the Lakers' roster is full, if you want to sign a new player, you need to cut some players, according to the Lakers' action efficiency, Tang Shen will most likely not come to the Lakers.
Previously, James just said that he was willing to take a salary cut for the team to sign a new recruit, and it was reported that James was willing to take a salary cut of up to $20 million. But from the current point of view, it is not a question of whether James will take a salary cut, but free agents do not seem to want to come to the Lakers to take the blame. In the past few seasons, the Lakers' record has not been good, and the role players who have come to James have not been able to get good contracts, which may be one of the reasons why they are reluctant to come to the Lakers.