Su Qun judges that James will be paid for the second consecutive year to stay in the team! The Lakers may send Reeves and others away for the center

The NBA playoffs this season are approaching the end, with the Thunder and Pacers becoming champions in their respective divisions, and the annual champion winner will be born.

As a traditional giant and traffic team in the league, although the Lakers were eliminated in the first round, their attention remains high. Su Qun, a famous domestic basketball player, expressed his views on the future trends of the Lakers on his social media, which attracted the attention of many fans. He believes that James will reduce his salary for the second consecutive year, and the Lakers may send Reeves and others away for the center.

Su Qun said that the Lakers currently have an important task, which is to renew their contract with Luca in advance. Since Luca was replaced from Dallas, his contract signing with the Lakers will be restricted, and he can only sign 230 million for 4 years, which has caused him to lose a lot of potential income. In order to have the opportunity to make up for it in the future, Luca is likely to sign a 2+1 contract with the Lakers, with a total amount of 165 million. Although the money is a little less in the short term, he can sign a super maximum salary contract with the Lakers as a free agent earlier.

At the same time, Su Qun also made a judgment on James' contract renewal. Every time James signs a contract, he has to decide on June 29 whether to execute the next year's contract in advance or renew it again. Su Qun believes that James is likely to become a free agent. This is to leave enough operational space for the team. After the team's series of operations are completed, they will sign a contract with the Lakers depending on the situation. After all, James is getting closer to retirement, and his son's affairs are almost done, so it is possible to stay in the team with a salary cut for the second consecutive year.

In addition, Su Qun mentioned that the biggest question for the Lakers is the choice of inside players. From the perspective of salary space, it is difficult for the centers found by the Lakers to be better than Mark Williams. For a high-quality center like Turner, the Lakers' salary space cannot be tolerated. Moreover, the Pacers where Turner is reached the finals, so they may stay in the team. So Su Qun speculated that the Lakers' operation method at the center position may be beyond everyone's expectations. In this process, Reeves will be an important bargaining chip, and some players who have the opportunity to become free agents may also be traded out.

Su Qun's analysis makes sense. The Lakers' salary pressure is quite high. James' salary has always been very low. If he does not cut his salary appropriately, it will be difficult for the team to have enough salary space to operate other players' contracts. Take the center position as an example. It costs a lot of money to introduce a capable center. If James does not cut his salary, the team's salary space will be locked, making it difficult to make big moves. Moreover, the salary cut for the second consecutive year can also reflect James' loyalty to the team and his determination to win the championship. He knew the team's current dilemma and was willing to sacrifice part of his personal interests to help the team improve their strength.

From the team's lineup needs, the Lakers' inside line has always been a shortcoming. We can clearly see in many games this season that opponents can often easily score when facing the Lakers inside. Therefore, the Lakers urgently need a strong center to take the inside. But high-quality centers are not that easy to get. On the one hand, the cap space limit is, and other teams are unwilling to let go of their core inside line easily. In this case, the Lakers can only find another way. Although Reeves performed well in the team, it is not impossible to trade him as a bargaining chip in order to get a suitable center. After all, in the eyes of the team's management, in order to improve the overall strength of the team, sometimes they have to make some difficult decisions. Reeves' current trading value is at a high point, and other teams may also be interested; furthermore, media reports that he will choose to jump out of the contract next year to find a contract with a larger annual salary, and the Lakers may lose him, so the management naturally does not want to gain nothing from him.

NBA teams are constantly strengthening, and the competition in the Western Conference is even more fierce. Teams such as the Rockets and the Nuggets are all very strong in lineups. If the Lakers want to stand out in the West, they must constantly optimize their lineup. To improve the team's strength through trading and reasonable salary operations is something the Lakers have to do at the moment.

James' salary cut and possible trading of Reeves and others are all for the purpose of allowing the Lakers to improve the team's combat effectiveness and strive to achieve better results in the new season. However, these are just Teacher Su Qun's guess. We still have to wait and see what decisions will be made by the Lakers in the end and what decisions James will make.