Who will leave the Lakers this summer? US media predicts that these 5 people are most likely: 4 top blue-collar workers + 1 core

On May 4, although the Lakers were eliminated by the Timberwolves, they are still attracting much attention. After all, they are James' team and one of the largest markets in the league. Their operations in this summer will be of great concern to everyone. In an interview, Pelinka also said that she would complete the reinforcement in the offseason. Today, the US media FW predicted the five players who may leave the Lakers this summer. Let's take a look.

Vincent

Vincent has a one-year contract. Considering this reason, the Lakers may send him away. After all, many teams want to expire the contract and get rid of the long-term large contracts they have. Vincent's previous contract can be said to be a garbage contract, but this season's healthy President Wen proved himself that he is active enough on the defensive end and his three-point shooting on the offensive end is also very stable. In terms of his performance this season, he is a top blue-collar worker.

This season, Vincent averaged 6.4 points, 1.3 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game, with a three-point shooting percentage of 35%, and averaging 1.5 three-pointers. As a substitute point guard, he performed well. To be honest, Redick didn't give him enough time. If he was allowed to play with Doncic and James, his performance would be even better. A player who has proved himself in the finals. I think the Lakers should stay in this substitute rotation next season, or go to an inside line with a salary close to that.

Hachimura

To be honest, as for Hachimura's performance in the playoffs, if the trade sends him away, then the Lakers are just tragic. In terms of his performance in the playoffs, he is more like the team's third leader than Kori. His offensive scoring ability is stable and he does not need ball rights. As a forward team to carry the opponent's big center, and his shooting ability is also very stable. He still has a one-year contract of 18.26 million, so it's a pity to send it away.

Hachimura averaged 14.8 points, 4.6 rebounds and 1 assist in the playoffs this season, with a three-point shooting percentage of 48.4%, and averaging 3 three-pointers. Hachimura has both the ability to do ball without the ball, and has extremely high ending efficiency. She is willing to do dirty and tiring work. Such blue-collar players are now in the free market with more than 20 million. Look at the Timberwolves' McDaniels, Rockets' Dillon and Knicks' Bridge.

Fenny Smith

The Lakers' top priority in the offseason is to renew the contract with Finney Smith. Other players have contracts. Even if they leave the team, the Lakers will use them to exchange for appropriate chips. Finney Smith is a free agent this summer. He is the top 3D in the active league, and the perfect championship puzzle. Compared to Hachimura, although he does not have the talent of Hachimura, he does better on the defensive end, and he will hardly make low-level mistakes, and his style of play is also very tough.

What's more important is that his style of playing is very suitable for playing around James and Doncic, and he has a good relationship with Doncic. Like PJ Tucker, he is a player whose data cannot show value. In the offseason, the Lakers should give him a long-term contract. In the playoffs, Finney Smith averaged 6.2 points, 4.2 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game, with a three-point shooting percentage of 36.8%, and averaging 1.4 three-pointers per game. Finney still has a one-year player option contract, and he will chase a long-term contract.

Vanderbilt

To be honest, Lakers fans who really understand the ball, perhaps they want to leave Vanderbilt more among the four people we talked about. Although Van derby is top-notch in the league, everyone has also seen that he has almost no offensive ability, and he often fouls on the defensive end. Redick dares not use him most of the time because he is a double-edged sword. When he is good at defending, he can defend Curry and Morant alone, and can defend the top forward alone.

But as soon as he started the offensive end, the team turned 4-on-5, he still had a two-year contract, and the player option in the last year. If Van der Biao was put on the shelves, there would probably be some head coaches who liked defense who would be interested in him. Vanderbilt averaged 1.4 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1 assist this season. It would be difficult for the Lakers to exchange for the chips he wanted. After all, Vanderbilt's health is a hidden danger, but it should not be a big problem to exchange for two second round picks.

Reeves

Xiaoli is the third leader of the team that Pelinka has now selected. In an interview recently, he said that he would build a team around the three cores. They still don’t want to trade Xiaoli. However, I have said before that if the Lakers want to succeed in the playoffs, Xiaoli must trade. The backcourt formed by him and Doncic will be the opponent’s cash machine. And if he does not trade Xiaoli now, then when he really loses the trading value in the future, it will be difficult for the Lakers to sell the ideal price again.

Xiaoli is now considered one of the best cost-effective players, with an annual salary of less than 13 million yuan, but he has the data of the top three leaders. So what the Lakers should do now is to sell Xiaoli at the highest point. Xiaoli averaged 16.2 points, 5.4 rebounds and 3.6 assists in the playoffs this season, but his shooting percentage was only 41%. He was not good at efficiency, so he still couldn't fight hard battles. Having said that, what do you want to say about these five players? Welcome to leave a message for discussion.