Lakers news: Doncic is in danger, the renewal of the strongest contract was postponed, Love s replacement is revealed

Doncic is in danger

Today, the warm-up match of the Men's Basketball Team continued, with the Slovenian Men's Basketball Team playing against the Latvian Men's Basketball Team. In this game, Slovenian star Luka Doncic came back after missing two games and showed an outstanding competitive state. In 17 minutes of playing in this game, he contributed 26 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals with a shooting percentage of 67%. However, an accident occurred shortly after the start of the second half. Doncic was accidentally hit by his teammates in the right knee during a defense, and then fell to the ground in pain. After a long time of rest, he limped back to the locker room for inspection and exited the game early. As Doncic has been suffering from knee injuries in the past few seasons, many fans are quite worried about whether he will suffer serious injuries this time. Later, according to famous reporter Stein, after a detailed diagnosis, Doncic suffered an ordinary right knee injury without structural injuries, which would not affect the preparations for the European Championship. Sources revealed that Doncic returned to the bench at the end of the third quarter and hoped to continue playing, but was blocked by the team doctor. It is obvious that Doncic's injury this time was a shocking and no major injury. It is true that Doncic's mood to fight side by side with his teammates is understandable, but he also hopes that he will start from the overall situation and recover from the safety of his injuries. After all, once he plays with injuries, it will easily cause more serious consequences. Not only will he miss the European Championship, but it may even affect the Lakers' new season's game.

The strongman postponed the contract renewal

Today, Lakers' team reporter Jovan Buha revealed on his podcast program that the Lakers are not expected to reach a contract renewal with team forward Hachimura this summer. Buha said: "The source told me that the Lakers will not sign a contract extension with Hachimura in the next six weeks. On the one hand, the Lakers want to maintain flexibility in the cap space; on the other hand, the Lakers want to examine Hachimura's performance in the new season and evaluate whether he is suitable for the team's future development." Last season's regular season, Hachimura performed well, playing in 59 games, averaging 13.1 points, 5.0 rebounds, 1.4 assists, 0.8 steals and 0.4 blocks per game, with three shooting percentages of 50.9%, 41.3% and 77.0%. At present, Hachimura Hachimura has $1,826,000 in the last year.

The author believes that the Lakers' idea of postponing the renewal of Hachimura is wise. First of all, although Hachimura Shiraki is good on the offensive end, he is struggling on the defensive end and is easily targeted by his opponents, especially in the playoffs with low fault tolerance. A weakness may cause a collapse in the entire line. The Lakers need to see if he has made progress on the defensive end; secondly, Hachimura's positioning is vague, but the three speed is not enough, and the four-level height is insufficient. Once James leaves the team or retires, Hachimura's situation in the team is more embarrassing; in the end, Reeves and James have not renewed their contract, and the Lakers need to leave enough salary space next summer. All signs show that whether Hachimura can continue his Zijin career depends on his performance next season.

Love's substitute revealed that

Not long ago, according to several reporters, Kevin Love is discussing a buyout with the Utah Jazz, and after he buys out, he tends to join Los Angeles and reunited with James. However, more than ten days have passed, and there has been no progress in the buyout of Love. Today, according to experts from the US media "Fadeaway World", the Lakers' patience with Love has decreased, and they have begun to put new goals on free agent Achuwa. Aqiuwa, 25, is 2.03m tall and weighs 103kg. He plays No. 4 and 5 on the court. He has played in the NBA for 5 seasons and has played in the NBA for a total of 320 regular season games. He averages 7.6 points, 5.7 rebounds, 1 assist, 0.6 steals, and 0.7 blocks per game.

For the Lakers, Achuwa is the type of inside that the team needs. On the offensive end, Achuwa can pick-and-roll and eat cakes, and can also open up space and shoot long shots from the outside, which can enrich the Lakers' tactics; on the defensive end, Achuwa has good frame protection and assistive defense capabilities and excellent large defense and small defense among big men; most importantly, Achuwa can play the role of the center of the five small lineups and perform miraculous effects at certain specific moments. However, it should be noted that although the Lakers currently have a signing quota, since they are only 100,000 from the hard salary cap, they will not have enough salary space to offer even a basic salary contract unless they are laid off or traded. Whether Aqiuwa will be signed in the future will require a comprehensive assessment before a decision will be made.