Officially confirmed, the signing is about to be reached! The new three giants have surfaced, and the Lakers finally got what they want

As we all know, last season, the Lakers traded Davis midway in exchange for Doncic. Although the team's record ushered in a phenomenal explosion, they once scored an astonishing 12 consecutive wins to rush to second place in the Western Conference. However, behind the glamorous winning streak is the black hole in the Lakers' inside. In the regular season, Hayes was barely enough with the passes of James and Doncic, but when he entered the playoffs against star inside players like Gobert and Reed, Hayes's rough skills and lack of independent offensive ability was infinitely magnified. It is not a long-term solution to be the guest center alone.

In the past, the Lakers' ace was the inside, but now the Lakers' shortcomings are also the inside. Pelinka immediately released the signal during the offseason. The team will do its best to find a big player with outstanding strength to fill the gap in the interior, because the Lakers' management knows that if the inside is not strengthened, not to mention James, Doncic is very likely to leave. At that time, the Lakers sacrificed the Davis to exchange for the former's rights to use the former for a year.

Therefore, in order to meet Doncic's need for lineup strengthening as much as possible, the Lakers recruited the first time after the Trail Blazers bought out Ayton. After all, after the free market opened, inside stars such as Reed and Valan have reached contract renewals or deals with the team, so there is really not much choice and time left for the Lakers. So when Ayton applied for a buyout, the Lakers were naturally happy to take over Doncic's No. 1 pick in the same class.

It is worth mentioning that although the Lakers currently have not much salary space in the lineup, Ayton is not an unknown person. After communicating with the Lakers management, the two sides officially confirmed a two-year, ultra-low-middle-class contract of $16.6 million. At this point, the Lakers' starting lineup has been upgraded to Doncic + Reeves + James + Hachimura + Ayton. The inside line that has been pondering hard has finally been enhanced by epic. Even though Davis was there, he only played the No. 5 position. Now they finally have a pure finals-level center. At the same time, it also successfully unlocked the return of the Timberwolves, challenged the capital of the Thunder, Nuggets and other teams, and the super five giants. How can other teams play?

However, for the Lakers, although they bought the No. 1 pick at a low price, their subsequent operations are still very difficult. The fundamental reason is that James decided to implement the player option next season, with 52.6 million + Doncic's 46 million. The Lakers' recruitment space is very uncomfortable. If Doncic is in his year of playing, it is reasonable to get 46 million, but James is already 40 years old this year. Judging from his performance last season, he is at best a second-in-command with pretty good data. Putting aside the halo of the league's number one player, players of this level have an annual salary of around 40 million at most, and the 10 million additional is enough for the Lakers to continue recruiting troops to strengthen their lineup.

In other words, after the Lakers have officially confirmed that Doncic is to form a lineup, what James should do is to abdicate and give up the feud, and reduce the salary to leave more space for the team, or in other words, he should indeed consider leaving. After all, the role that James can play is not as good as the two quasi-All-stars with 30 million. As for Ayton, after the Trail Blazers experienced a failed season, No. 1 pick Ayton officially chose to say goodbye to Portland. After going around, he still couldn't imagine that he could still form a team with the same player. Next season is really an opportunity for Ayton. If he plays out, he can wash away the previous doubts of the "soft egg". If you can't play, how much can you expect to do 9 million middle-class players?