Lakers news: James is absent from the party, Mr. Pep has a stable position, and Love s franchise countdown

Jack James was absent from the party

Yesterday, the Lakers officially announced that the team officially renewed the team's core Luka Doncic for a three-year, $165 million. Today, according to a local media report in Los Angeles, in order to celebrate Doncic's successful contract renewal, Lakers' new boss Walter and small boss Jenny Buss took Doncic and several Lakers players to the casino Las Vegas to enjoy the concert of the famous American boy band Backstreet Boys. From the leaked pictures, we can see that the Lakers have 6 rotation players, and even Thiero was present this year, missing only James and son, Reeves, Ayton, Knector, Laravia and Smart.

It should be noted that Reeves is in China and has no skills; and the three new players are not familiar with the team and it is reasonable not to participate; but James' situation is different. He has been training in the United States for a while. Logically speaking, Doncic has nothing to say about such a big deal, and it seems a bit meaningful to be absent from the party. Judging from the endless offseason James is dissatisfied with the Lakers' management's various actions, his relationship with the Lakers is likely to be in a very delicate and embarrassing situation. It can be foreseeable that the Lakers have officially begun the Doncic era, and the probability of James leaving the team is getting higher and higher.

Pei has a stable position

This year's offseason, the Lakers made many operations, first signing the young 3D player Laravia; then took out the talented inside Ayton and defensive player Smart in the buyout market; finally successfully renewed the contract with the team's core Doncic. Fans have mixed opinions about Lakers General Manager Pelinka's operations this summer. Some people believe that Pelinka has "paid the smallest price and received the highest return" in signings, and has also retained Doncic, which is worthy of recognition; some people believe that Pelinka is timid and has no courage in doing things, and has not brought substantial improvements to the team. What's more, the three new players are recruited by Reeves and Doncic, respectively. Pelinka is a typical example of a scammer. Pelinka joined the Lakers as general manager in 2017, and was promoted to vice president of basketball operations and also general manager for 20 years. In April this year, he was promoted to president of basketball operations and as general manager.

Today, according to espn's Lakers reporter Dave McMenamin, Pelinka's status is very stable because he has a close relationship with Lakers' boss Jenny Buss. Unless Pelinka makes any principled mistakes, his position and status in the Lakers will not change in the next few years. Previously, the Buss family sold most of the team's equity to Walter. As part of the agreement, Jenny Buss continued to serve as team manager for the next five years and was responsible for the Lakers' operations. The author believes that Pelinka's overall achievements after taking office are still remarkable, including introducing superstars such as James, Davis, and Doncic to join, as well as helping the team to the top in 20 years; from the perspective of the boss, Pelinka has always taken helping the team save money as an important starting point and is a trustworthy subordinate. Countdown to joining Love

Not long ago, the Jazz, Heat and the Clippers completed a tripartite transaction, and Heat veteran Kevin Love was sent to the Jazz. Subsequently, according to several reporters, Love did not want to play for the Jazz, who was in the redevelopment period. He hoped to play in a spotlight and competitive city like New York or Los Angeles. Today, Ary, a well-known American journalist, reported that Jazz is actively discussing a buyout with Love team and is expected to reach a final agreement next week. Love, 36, has $415,000 left in the last year of contract.

Because Love has expressed his desire to play in New York or Los Angeles, and the Lakers have Love's close friend James, this means that once a buyout is reached, the Lakers will be the team that Love is most likely to join. For the Lakers, although Love's condition is no longer the same as he used to as before, he can still make due contributions in limited playing time. His shooting ability, positioning and board grabbing ability and support skills are all valuable assets. I believe that in some games, he is worthy of playing the team's number one substitute insider than Hayes. However, since the Lakers are currently only 105,000 US dollars away from the hard salary cap, this means that if you want to sign Love, you must lay off a player. Let's wait and see what's going on in the future.