On July 23, Beijing time, there were 3 messages from the Los Angeles Lakers, let's take a look.
Lao Zhan is happy
Today, the United States men's basketball team welcomed the last opponent of the Olympic warm-up game, last year's men's basketball World Cup champion Germany. In the end, after four quarters of exciting and fierce confrontation, the United States team defeated the opponent 92-88 without danger, and ended the warm-up game with a five-game winning streak. The best player of the game belonged to Lakers star LeBron James, who shot 8 of 11 from the field, and scored 20 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal and 1 block. Especially with four minutes left and the United States men's basketball team trailed by one point, James stepped up and scored the team's last 11 points, carrying the United States men's basketball team on the shoulders with consecutive unsolved points and helping the team win a valuable victory. In this battle, James once again proved with practical actions that although he is about to turn 40 years old, he is still the omnipotent superstar and the leader who dares to take responsibility!
In addition to his flawless performance to help the team win, James also had the good news that he was voted the flag bearer for the opening ceremony by a wide margin in the votes of the athletes who participated in the Paris Olympics. In doing so, James also became the first men's basketball player in the history of the United States Olympic Games to serve as the flag bearer for the opening ceremony. From the perspective of personal strength, James still has top physical fitness and competitive level; In terms of honor and off-court influence, all athletes in the United States competing in the Olympics cannot match James. It is clear that James is well deserved to be the flag bearer for the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games. I also hope that Lao Zhan can lead the United States men's basketball team to the top and win the third Olympic gold medal in his career.
The old will not return
Today, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic, free agent Dinwiddie has agreed to a base salary contract with the Mavericks. In the 21-22 and 22-23 seasons, Dinwiddie played for the Mavericks, averaging 17.1 points per game. Five months ago, when Dinwiddie was cut by the Raptors, the Mavericks and Lakers pursued him at the same time, and in the end, Dinwiddie chose to throw himself into the arms of the Lakers. It is worth mentioning that after the start of this offseason, Dinwiddie has repeatedly expressed his desire to stay with the team, and the Lakers also hope to keep Dinwiddie, and have been exploring trades to free up roster spots to re-sign Dinwiddie in recent times. So why didn't Dinwiddie renew his relationship with the Lakers?
Later, according to the Lakers' team reporters, there were two reasons, namely: 1. The Lakers' decision to renew Christie's contract this summer, sign Bronny, and delay in vacating the roster made Dinwiddie disappointed, and he felt that he was not taken seriously; 2. The Mavericks promise to let Dinwiddie play a major role in the rotation, providing more playing time and team status than the Lakers. Clearly, the Lakers' decision not to keep Dinwiddie was entirely a matter of management's decision. With Russell's stay uncertain, Vincent's recovery unknown, and Bronny, Christie and other young people likely to be embarrassed, the Lakers' release of Dinwiddie may pose a huge hidden danger.
38+12 strikers are expected to join
Not long ago, according to United States media reports, many teams in the league were interested in getting Nets player Cameron Johnson, including the Lakers, but because the chips were not agreed, the deal never progressed. Today, according to Brett Siegel, a reporter from the American media "ClutchPoints", the Lakers still want to get Johnson, and proposed to the Nets to exchange Russell + a first-round pick for Johnson. The 28-year-old Johnson is 2.03m tall and weighs 96kg, playing as a forward on the court, playing in the NBA for 5 seasons, playing in a total of 283 regular season games, averaging 11.7 points, 3.9 rebounds, 1.7 assists, 0.8 steals and 0.3 blocks in 25.5 minutes per game, shooting 44.7%, 39.2% and 83% from three, and scoring 38 points and 12 rebounds. Currently, Johnson has $6,500w left on his contract for three years.
For the Lakers, Johnson is the type of 3-and-D forward that the team continues to strengthen. On the offensive end, Johnson can shoot and has a certain ability to score independently, which increases the aggressiveness of the Lakers' outside offense and also shares the scoring pressure of Zhan Mei; Defensively, Johnson has both awareness and ability, and is a good defender who can do a good job of completing the various tasks assigned by the coaching staff. For the Nets, the veteran Russell can keep the team from completely losing competitiveness in the process of transformation and rebuilding, and he only has the last year left on his contract, if he is not suitable to give up directly next year, it can free up more than $20 million in salary space; A first-round pick, whether for personal use or a bundle trade, is a good asset for a rebuilding team. It remains to be seen whether the deal can be successfully concluded in the future.