Lakers news: Xiaoli has decided to stay in the team, and he is interested in fighting for Allen

Xiaoli has decided on her mind

Previously, according to several reporters, the Lakers will provide team defender Austin Reeves with a four-year, $8,900,000 contract extension this summer, but it is expected to be rejected by Reeves. He hopes to seek a bigger contract after breaking out of the contract and becoming a free agent next summer. Today, according to Eric Pincus, a famous reporter from the US media "BR", sources revealed that Reeves is sure to reject any contract renewal provided by the Lakers this summer and refuse to execute the $1,490w player option in the 26-27 season next year, seeking to obtain a contract with a starting salary of at least $3,000w after becoming a full free agent. It is obvious that Xiaoli has made up his mind, and the Lakers may find it difficult to meet his requirements.

Sensitively, Reeves' move was a bit unkind. After all, the Lakers gave him the opportunity to shine, but as a result, he would threaten the Lakers with tight salary space when he played. But rationally speaking, basketball is just Reeves' job, and it is understandable that he seeks a better life and higher salary for himself and his family. For the Lakers, they must cut off when they break, and use Reeves as a bargaining chip to exchange for trusted inside players when the trading value is the highest. Otherwise, they may face the risk of vain losses by next summer, and then they will not be worth the loss.

The strongman confirmed to stay in the team

Today, Lakers' team reporter Jovan buha talked about some of the Lakers' offseason actions in a program. Among them, when talking about the future of team defender Goodwin, buha said that although Goodwin is not among the team's regular rotation in the playoffs, the Lakers are expected to choose to execute his team option of $230w next season. This year's regular season, Goodwin was eye-catching, playing 29 games, averaging 5.6 points, 3.9 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1 steal per game in 18.7 minutes, with shooting percentages of 43.8%, 38.2% and 81.8% in three events. On June 29 local time, the Lakers need to make a decision on whether to implement Goodwin's team options next season.

Goodwin is a player with obvious advantages and disadvantages. His advantages are his strong fighting, good defense, and positive attitude. He stays tireless when he plays the court. He is the kind of "mad dog" player that every team needs; his disadvantage is that his scoring means are single, especially his shooting is not stable enough, which can easily cause the team to fall into a 4-on-5 situation on the offensive end. Overall, $230w is very cost-effective. Even if you only play in the regular season, it is worth it. If you can develop new technologies on the offensive end and become a stable space point, the Lakers will make a lot of money.

Intentionally competing for Allen

Today, according to US media "BR" reporter Greg Swartz, many teams in the league are closely following the situation of Cavaliers center Allen and regarding him as their favorite trading target, including the Bulls, Grizzlies, Pelicans and Lakers. In this year's regular season, Allen played 82 games, averaging 28 minutes per game to contribute 13.5 points, 9.7 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 0.9 steals, 0.9 blocks, with a shooting percentage of 70.6% (first in the league); in the playoffs, Allen played 9 games, averaging 29 minutes per game to contribute 13.4 points, 8.4 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 1.4 steals, 0.9 blocks, and a shooting percentage of 72.1%. At present, Allen's contract has 3 years and 9,000 US dollars left.

For the Lakers, Allen is the type of center that the team needs to strengthen. On the offensive end, Allen can not only take over the aerial contacts from James and Doncic, complete various high-altitude homework, but also have good support skills, which can enrich the Lakers' tactics; on the defensive end, Allen has excellent frame protection and defense skills, which can improve the Lakers' weakest inside defense problems. If the Lakers can provide Reeves + a number of draft picks as bargaining chips to quote Allen, plus the relationship between James and Cavaliers boss Gilbert, I believe the Cavaliers have the opportunity to agree to this deal. Let's wait and see what's going on in the future.