Who will be the Lakers center reinforcement? The final candidate may lock these two people, Ayton is too expensive and can t afford it

There is no doubt that the center has become one of the most scarce resources in the league now. The shortcomings of many traffic brigades are in the inside line, and the lack of qualified starting centers. Like the Suns, last season, they once built an inside system around Nurkic + Plumley, and the effect was extremely poor. Both of them were playing blindly on the court and their offensive efficiency was also very low. So much so that this offseason, the Suns frantically captured inside players, traded the Hornets' heroic spirit, and selected the center from South Sudan in the draft. There is also the Warriors who are still sticking to their small lineup. The only serious centers are Post and Looney, who are usually less than two meters tall to chase their dreams and play at the No. 5 position. Thanks to the Warriors' unique tactical system, the Warriors' requirements for centers are not that high yet, and they can also play tricks in small lineups.

But the Lakers are different. After sending off Thick Brows, the Lakers' inside system collapsed. Because James and Doncic have dual cores in the ball, the Lakers' style of playing is mainly based on positional battles, so inside players are very important. As soon as Davis left, Hays was appointed as the main center in danger, revealing too many loopholes. Although Hays has height and athletic ability, he is too young after all, and has no advantage in body shape and strength. The most important thing is that his defensive awareness is not very good. He seems to be lively on the court, but in fact he misses people everywhere. His offensive end role is also very monotonous. He can only eat cakes and has no independent offensive ability. In addition to Hayes, the water dispenser centers signed by the Lakers earlier this year are also underestimated. Therefore, this summer's offseason, the Lakers' most important goal is to solve the problem of center.

In fact, there are not many centers entering the market this summer, but there are few left after layers of screening. There are two main reasons. One is that the Lakers feel that it is not suitable. The more typical one is Clarkston. The Lakers believe that his personal attributes are similar to Hayes, and his strength and body shape are lacking. There is also the Trail Blazer's Loway, who is too short and has a great potential for injury. Second, the Lakers have insufficient assets and it is difficult to exchange for centers with real star-level skills. For example, the Jazz's Kessler, the Jazz offers multiple first-round picks, and the Lakers have few first-round picks. There is also Ayton of the Trail Blazers. Some fans may still imagine that the Lakers use Hachimura Hiroshi and Finney Smith to trade Ayton. The Trail Blazers probably don’t care. Ayton is also the No. 1 pick and can score a big double-double per game.

Unless the Lakers use Reeves Jr., they will have a chance to win inside players of Ayton's level, but they will definitely not. The Lakers once let Caruso go, but now there is finally another young golfer Reeves who he trained. The Lakers have also learned a lesson. At the same time, Reeves himself wants to stay with the Lakers and always play for the Lakers. In this way, after screening out some players, the Lakers finally locked in the center reinforcement target is actually only these two people. One is the Greater Lopez of the Bucks. In this regular season, Lopez averaged 13.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.9 blocks per game, with a shooting percentage of 50.9% and a three-point shooting percentage of 37.3%. As a space-based center, Daluo is still very compatible with the Lakers and his defense is not bad. In 23 years, he was also selected as a shortlist of DPOY.

The only disadvantage is that it is a bit old. However, Daluo's original contract expires this summer, and the Lakers do not need to provide him with a long-term contract when signing him. ESPN suggests that the Lakers use the remaining 5.7 million middle-class special case in the free market to win Daluo, and sign a one-year contract. Play for another season around James to create a lineup that can win in the present. It doesn't matter if the lineup is old. The second is Capela of the Hawks. Capela's departure was almost a foregone conclusion after Porzingis was traded to the Hawks. This season's regular season, Capela played 55 games, averaging 8.9 points, 8.5 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game, and a shooting percentage of 55.9%. In fact, Capela's regression has not been small in recent years. Four years ago, he was the league's rebounding champion, with a terrifying data of 15.2 points, 14.3 rebounds per game, but now he has fallen to less than 9+9 per game.

But no matter what, Capela is much better than the Lakers' inside players now. His ability to eat cakes and protect the baskets are extremely needed by the Lakers. Moreover, the Lakers are also very well organized. James, Doncic and Reeves Jr. have good cake feeding skills. Capela is comfortable to play when he comes to the Lakers. Maybe he will find the feeling of joining Harden when the Rockets were in the Rockets. Los Angeles reporter Anthony said that teams in the league realized that the Lakers "needed" to a center, so they began to "use them" and demanded that the Lakers provide more assets. From this point of view, it is unlikely that the Lakers will get their favorite center through trades. The more likely they are to sign the center from the free market. Basically, they are the two candidates, Lopez and Capela. Who do you hope to come?