30 million annual salary! Team reporter revealed that Reeves Jr. is expected to renew his contract with the Lakers for 120 million in four years, and his lack of draft is too hardcore

The Lakers' lineup has also changed a bit during this offseason. With 3D Finney Smith leaving, the team's defense will inevitably decline; but they won two players at a small price, including 3D outside defender Smart and No. 1 center Ayton, whose overall strength has become stronger in theory. After all, with an excellent leader, Doncic's defensive pressure will be alleviated; with an excellent inside finishing point, James and Doncic's pass deterrent power will be exerted, and no one in the inside will be available.

Since Doncic has been established as the core, the Lakers will definitely match the lineup around him. In fact, just follow the Mavericks' lineup that reached the finals before, and just "copy homework". Simply, the Lakers management offered Doncic a three-year, $161 million contract in advance to completely stabilize the young core.

seems to be telling him, have you seen it? It’s not James, you Luca is the absolute core of the Lakers, don’t let this expectation down.

As a big football market, after the end of the James era, the Lakers must find someone to take over; otherwise the interests of the league will be damaged, which is not conducive to maintaining the value of the NBA signature.

What about James? This offseason seems to be "neglected" by the Lakers' management, and did not complete an early contract renewal with him. James did not sign a contract like "1+1", but instead implemented a player option of $52.63 million next season.

As a fan, I more or less feel the tacit understanding between the two sides and seem to have reached some agreements; in this way, the James era may end in the new season, and the Lakers will usher in a new era of Doncic, and they will completely revolve around Doncic in terms of tactical status, ball rights, and configuration.

But this is not enough. The Lakers also need an excellent scorer to share Doncic's offensive pressure and improve the offensive decline caused by James' departure.

According to the report of Lakers' team reporter Jowan Buha, it is expected that the Lakers will renew Reeves Jr. with a four-year contract of $130 million, and he can get an annual salary of 30 million. People in the league predict that he can get an annual salary of 30 million. Whether in the Lakers or other teams, Reeves Jr.'s strength is similar to Quickley, Herro, etc., and is even higher than many players with annual salary of 30 million to 32 million.

As a undrafter, Reeves is now 27 years old and is entering the peak of his career. Last season, he averaged 20.2 points, 4.5 rebounds, 5.8 assists and 1.1 steals per game, with a shooting percentage of 46% and a three-point shooting percentage of 37.7%; in the playoffs, he averaged 16.2 points, 5.4 rebounds, 3.6 assists per game, with a shooting percentage of 41.1% and a three-point shooting percentage of 31.9%.

From the data point of view, Reeves's shortcomings have also been exposed, that is, under high-intensity defense, personal offense will be affected; but this is also related to the Lakers' configuration. There was no big center in the penalty area last season, so the defensive pressure on the outside is naturally very high. In other words, if the Lakers have the configuration of a big center, Reeves' offense can become better; the arrival of Smart and Ayton can theoretically make Reeves' play better, after all, the team's configuration is improved, and the small guard will also benefit from it.

From this point of view, Reeves, the undrafted draft, is really hard-core. After all, he was not outstanding in the past and was not favored by many teams. Now it has become the "non-sale product" of the Lakers. Looking back at the journey, everything is so difficult.

If Reeves can be renewed early, the Lakers' outside core will be established. Next year's offseason will be an excellent time for the Lakers to make great strides in strengthening the market. In addition to being used as a starting player, Reeves can also play the role of the team's sixth man in order to get more fire rights; of course, it depends on how effective he is in the starting player with Smart? Only then can you determine whether to let him continue to play the starting lineup.

This player is extremely smart, but he is still more dependent on configuration, and the management cannot see this. As for James? Maybe I will leave the Lakers next summer, so where to go will become a big highlight.