The NBA free agent market has entered the second day, and now most of the free agents have their next home, and I personally feel that this year's Western team can only fail the operation in the offseason, and the following Western teams are afraid that they will be finished.
The most surprising team in the West in the 23-24 season is of course the Mavericks, who unexpectedly reached the NBA Finals, but the operation of this offseason may be extremely disappointing for Mavericks fans, they were not able to keep Derrick Jones, the Mavericks' alternative is Marshall, they got Klay Thompson through a trade, but for this they sent away Josh Green, who is still good defensively, and the Mavericks' backcourt defense will have big trouble next season, Personally, I feel that the Mavericks have not upgraded in the offseason, but have become weaker.
The team that also makes people feel speechless is the Pelicans, they actually chose to let go of center Valanciunas in the offseason, the Lithuanian big man signed a 3-year $30 million cabbage contract with the Wizards, the Pelicans chose to carry out the so-called upgrade in the backcourt, but they took the way of tearing down the east wall to make up the west wall, next season the Pelicans are obviously not deep enough, and it is difficult for the Pelicans to make a difference in the West.
The team that has not only not strengthened but also decreased in the offseason is the Denver Nuggets, who can't keep Pope, their championship five is officially dissolved, and the Nuggets want to stay competitive but don't want to spend more money, which is really not possible. Did all the Nuggets' operating funds go to Arsenal? I thought the Nuggets had a chance to win back-to-back championships, but the operation of this team is really disappointing.
The last thing to talk about is the Lakers, the Lakers want to target a non-come, the Lakers will basically use the original team to compete next season, will such a Lakers really be competitive enough in the West? Personally, I think the prospects of the Lakers next season are really not good, can rookie coach Redick be able to control the Lakers' locker room?