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5 people left the team! The Lakers are completely rebuilding this summer, and Pelinka will find the third giant for James Doncic

7:53am, 12 May 2025Basketball

The Lakers lost to the Timberwolves in the first round of the playoffs, and they are now very embarrassed. The team's strength is indeed not at the level of winning the championship. However, if they still want to form a team around James and Doncic and want to win the championship quickly, just like the previous combination of James and Davis, they can make a difference, so they still have to continue to strengthen. According to US media reports, the Lakers may leave the team this summer, and the Lakers will also get the third giant through trades. So which 5 players will leave the team because of this?

First of all, the player that the Lakers will leave is Rivers Jr. Although he is now the third scoring point of the Lakers, as the third leader, his strength is still a little weaker. He averaged 20.2 points, 5.4 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game this season, but his shooting percentage is not high. Rivers can be used as an important bargaining chip in the trade. He can play other bad teams as the star of the company, and I believe there are still many teams who want it, and the Lakers can get an inside player through trading.

The second player to leave the team will be Hachimura Shizuo. The team originally had hope for Hachimura Shizuo, but his performance this season was also unsatisfactory. He could not bring more help to the team. His salary of more than 18 million yuan was too high, so if he could trade to the All-Star player, he would become a bargaining chip with Rivers Jr.

The third player to leave the team is Finney Smith. Although the team traded for him for his defense, he averaged 8.7 points per game this season, the data is average, and his contract is about to expire, so the value of the transaction is still there.

The fourth player leaving the team is Van Debiao, and his performance is not up to expectations, especially the defense is not that good. He averaged 4.1 points and 5.1 rebounds per game this season, so he may also become a bargaining chip.

The last player to leave the team was Vincent. He had a badass. He signed a three-year, $33 million contract with the team in 23 years, but he missed many games due to injury and performed poorly. Now the contract is about to expire. The Lakers definitely want to get rid of his contract as soon as possible, so they will trade him as soon as possible.

So, which All-Star players do you think the Lakers can trade?

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