30 million in 3 years! Lakers Announce Joining Wizards! Pelinka, how do you make thick eyebrows embarrassed?

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2024-07-01 10:12

On July 1, Beijing time, according to ESPN, a complete free agent and center Jonas Valanciunas announced that he would sign a three-year, $30 million contract with the Washington Wizards, opening a new chapter in his career!

Valanciunas expired his contract with the New Orleans Pelicans this summer and officially became a full free agent. The 32-year-old Valanciunas has since become a favorite of the free agency, with several teams expressing strong interest in him, with the Los Angeles Lakers being the strongest. Jonas Valanciunas is a potential target for the Lakers this offseason, as Jake Fischer previously reported, and the Lakers plan to use him as the team's starting center to return to the most comfortable No. 4 position.

In the 2023-24 season, Valanciunas played in 82 regular season games for the Pelicans, averaging 12.2 points, 8.8 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 0.8 blocks per game, shooting 55.9% from the field, 30.8% from three-point range, and 78.5% from the free throw line, and averaging 14.5 points, 11 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game in four playoff games, shooting 52.4% from the field and 82.4% from the free throw line. As an interior big man who averages nearly two double-doubles per game, Valanciunas is understandably sought after by the free market! After all, there are very few big inside men in the free market who are as practical and inexpensive as him, and he can be said to be extremely cost-effective.

But just when Lakers fans were looking forward to Valanciunas behind Los Angeles and joining forces with James to create a big scene, the bad news of the Wizards' interception of Hu Varan came suddenly and unexpectedly! This also makes people can't help but ask soul torture, why did the Lakers go earlier? Can't Pelinka really bring a strong center to the Lakers? actually asked the Wizards to sign Valanciunas away, how can you embarrass the thick eyebrows? Next season he will have to continue to play the number five position that he doesn't like very much, which is not a long-term solution!

As previously reported by ESPN's Dave McMenamin, LeBron James is willing to take a pay cut for the possible arrival of James Harden, Klay Thompson or Valanciunas. It is reported that James needs to take a salary cut of 16 million to allow the Lakers to use the full mid-range exception of $12.9 million. Now it seems that even if James did it, it would not make much sense!

At present, Harden announced a contract extension for 2 years and 70 million to stay with the Clippers, Valanciunas joined the Wizards for 3 years and 30 million, and Klay Thompson is left with a chance to fight. But what you need to know is that now there are Mavericks, Clippers, and 76ers eyeing Klay, are the Lakers really sure to stand out? Perhaps, this summer, they will be empty again!

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