No wonder Pelinka is not panic! The Lakers center is stable, choose 2 in 8! Will not move the first round, Rivers!

On June 28, another important message came from the NBA. The Timberwolves and the team's substitute center Reed completed Xu's contract renewal! At first glance, the Lakers' target group has been reduced by one more. On the surface, the Lakers' choices have become less and less. Gafford has renewed the contract and Reed has also renewed the contract. The relatively high-quality center has been confirmed that no team will give up. So does the Lakers have any choice?

Let's first look at the renewal of the Timberwolves and Reed. The Timberwolves provided a five-year contract of $125 million. Oh my God, it's only more than 20 million a year. You should know that Reed is only 25 years old this year, and the cost-effectiveness is too high. Although there are many teams that provide Reed with a higher offer, Reed just wants to stay with the Timberwolves, which also makes the Lakers' target candidate less! Speaking of this, I have to mention Rivers. Although his data is a little better than Reed, he does not play a bigger role in some key games, but he wants more. By comparison, Reed is really good.

With the team knew that the team lacked a center, Pelinka did not choose a center player in the draft, but chose a small forward. This made all parties very dissatisfied, but after looking at the situation in the free market this year, I found that there was no need to worry at all. Pelinka also said that the Lakers will definitely get a big center this year!

So, where did Pelinka get the confidence? At this time, I was still firmly sitting in Diaoyutai. In fact, the Lakers have many choices in the center position, because this year, many teams have collectively released many centers. Let’s see which center players are there?

Celtics' Horford's contract expires this year, Plumley and Boer's contract expires, the former Lakers' contract expires, the Bucks' center Lopez's contract expires, the Hawks' center Capela's contract expires, and the Rockets' previous layoffs of their center Landale! This released 8 center quotas at once, which is more sufficient than any previous season's quotas. Is there any problem in choosing 2 of these 8 places? This is also the fundamental reason why Pelinka is not in a hurry!

First of all, I want to explain here that the Lakers can only choose among these players, otherwise they will have to use the first round pick. According to the Lakers' management thinking, since they all use the first round pick, they must get a player who can develop with Doncic for a long time. To be honest, the candidate is very good, and only Kessler meets the requirements. But the Jazz are now speaking out. One first round pick and one Kneckett is equivalent to two first rounds, which is not enough to exchange for Kessler, which means that the Lakers cannot get Kessler!

As for the rumored Clarkston, the Lakers reporter has made it clear that Clarkston cannot meet the needs of the Lakers. Of course, if you don’t sign manually, the Lakers will definitely consider it, but the problem is that if you don’t have a first-round pick, why should the Nets give you it?

As for the rumored Ayton, the possibility is still quite high. After all, she is only 26 years old this year, which is about the same age as Doncic. Without getting Kessler, Ayton can be said to be the best choice. She will give a first-round pick and get it as long as she can. I believe that Pelinka has also been communicating with the Trail Blazers in recent times.

But about Ayton, the Lakers may not be able to get it, because according to the habits of the Lakers' management, as long as the opponent's asking for a price is slightly higher, the Lakers will definitely withdraw. The so-called "traditional changes" are easy to change, but their nature is difficult to change. As long as Pelinka is still the general manager of the Lakers, this matter is basically this direction of development!

In the end, the Lakers will definitely choose among the 8 inside players mentioned above, and it is a high probability event, because the Lakers don’t want to let Rivers go at all, unless they can get a better player than Rivers, but how is that possible? The Lakers are now waiting for James to retire, so the Lakers must have made minor repairs in the last one or two years with James.

Among the eight centers above, Boll is the youngest, only 25 years old this year, and can win it with only a basic salary. Although his strength is not strong, he feels better than Hayes, especially his 3-point shooting percentage of 34%, which is still relatively excellent. In addition, no one can make a cake in the Suns, but in the Lakers, there are many opportunities. If Boll can come, it is a very good choice.

Landal is also very young, only 29 years old this year, and overall it is considered average. The advantage is that he can shoot 3 points and his shooting percentage is above 40%. However, he got 8 million last year, and it may take the middle class to win.

Lopez and Capela are the strongest and most experienced, one is 37 years old and the other is 31 years old. They are both a little older, but their advantages are also obvious. After all, they were all players with an annual salary of more than 20 million yuan last season. Although their strength has declined, it is still very good if they can win the middle class contract, especially Lopez averaged more than 30 minutes per game with the Bucks last season!

The remaining 3 people, if nothing unexpected happens, although Horford's contract expires, he will still stay with the Celtics, Lakers' former player Nance Jr., and Suns' Plumley, you can also consider it. It is still OK to be the team's substitute center!

In the end, no matter what, no matter what, the Lakers can at least get a center this year. To be precise, finding a center better than Hayes, can be considered a strengthening, but whether there is a big shot in the end depends on Pelinka.