Are Lakers clowns? Thompson rejected an 80 million contract and was teased by DeRozan, and James was furious

2024-07-02 11:17:23

Are Lakers clowns? Thompson rejected an 80 million contract and was teased by DeRozan, and James was furious

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Are Lakers clowns? Thompson rejected an 80 million contract and was teased by DeRozan, and James was furious

On July 2, Beijing time, the second day of the opening of the NBA free agent market, the giants continued to scramble for people. The Mavericks won Thompson, the Thunder got Hato to strengthen the interior, and the Green Army smashed 440 million US dollars to renew the contract of the two champions. The Lakers, the NBA's largest traffic team, have done almost no homework so far, and the largest signing is 32 million to keep Christie. According to the latest message, Thompson and the Mavericks and Lakers have completed their meeting, and the Lakers are willing to give a 4-year contract of 80 million, which is undoubtedly more generous than the Mavericks' 3-year 50 million, but Thompson still rejected the Lakers. The pursuit of Thompson was fruitless, and the Lakers had no choice but to shift the target to planB DeRozan. But to sign DeRozan, I signed it three years ago. Now the most angry is James, it seems that he will not choose to take the initiative to cut his salary!

Thompson is the number one target for the Lakers this summer, and Thompson has also given the Lakers a chance to arrange a meeting with the Mavericks and other teams. Objectively speaking, the contract given by the Lakers is quite sincere, and with such a tight salary space, the Lakers still handed over a 4-year contract of 80 million. Whether it is the annual salary or the number of years, it is more generous than that given by the Lone Ranger. According to ESPN, Thompson finally chose the Mavericks over the Lakers because the Texas tax is more attractive, and after the Lakers' heavy tax, they only get about 1 million more per year than the Mavericks. The other most important reason is that the Mavericks are closer to the NBA championship than the Lakers, and Thompson still hopes to win the championship again later in his career.

After missing out on Thompson, the Lakers reversed course and set their sights on DeRozan, the biggest free agent left on the market right now. Like Thompson, DeRozan needs to sign a trade to join the Lakers, and the Lakers are open to trading Russell. But some fans said that if the Lakers really wanted DeRozan, they would have had a better chance three years ago, and after three years, DeRozan's state has declined, and he is not young, and he may not want to come, and the Lakers can only be said to be the best choice in desperation this time.

Clearly, the team's big name James was unhappy with the team's failure to win Thompson and missing out on more high-quality signings one after another. Previously, he said that if the team can win stars of Harden and Thompson, he will take the initiative to reduce his salary. But now it seems that "focusing on the buyout market" is still the most ideal state for the Lakers, and James will definitely not go against money, and he has set the maximum salary.

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