After successfully winning the NBA championship last season, the most troubling issue for the Lakers management was the contract renewal of the team's players. After the Lakers won the championship, the contracts of players such as Markieff Morris and Dwight Howard expired, and players such as Anthony Davis, Caldwell-Pope and Rajon Rondo chose to exercise player options. A free agent. Among these players, the most important is undoubtedly the second in charge of the Lakers and the successor of the Lakers after LeBron James retires: Anthony Davis.
Anthony Davis is indispensable to the Lakers. As the number one interior player in the active league, Davis can not only defend any player from position one to position five on the defensive end, but also On the offensive end, Davis is also the master key to the Lakers' offensive system. Davis' unbreakable mid-range helps the Lakers defeat their opponents time and time again. In the Western Conference Finals, Davis also successfully defeated the Denver Nuggets in G2 with a buzzer-beater. It can be seen that Davis has strong strength and a big heart.
Lakers fans must know that during the offseason last summer, Davis had slightly reduced his salary for the sake of the Lakers. This time Davis made the decision to re-sign out of his contract. Undoubtedly in pursuit of higher wages. Lakers fans don't need to worry about the possibility of Davis leaving the team. After all, James is 36 years old and the future of the Lakers belongs to him.
But thick eyebrows may not always stay with the Lakers. According to US media reports, Davis' agent has informed the Lakers management of Davis' attitude. He wants to see the Lakers' team-building operations this offseason before choosing to sign a contract for several years.
The thick eyebrow brother is telling the entire league that he will not directly sign a five-year, $200 million maximum salary contract with the Lakers, but will choose to renew the Lakers with a short contract. However, Lakers general manager Pelinka's recent trading operations are too powerful, and I think thick eyebrows will be quite satisfied.
The thick-eyebrow brother said that he is not concerned about becoming a free agent in the summer. He values ??the present more. His current task is to help the Lakers win, not to become a free agent.
In fact, as early as when Davis joined the Lakers during the offseason, the management communicated with Nongmei, hoping to renew his contract in advance. After all, with so many chips, the Lakers were definitely not thinking about Nongmei. One year usage rights. But Nongmei is well aware of his advantages, so he is not in a hurry to renew his contract with the team in advance, but constantly states that he only wants to focus on the present.
After repeatedly refusing to renew his contract with the Lakers in advance, what does the thick eyebrow want? First of all, if he renews his contract with the Lakers this season, his contract will not be too big, but if he enters the free market this summer, he can get a super maximum salary of more than 200 million in five years. No player will refuse such a temptation.
Secondly, Davis intentionally considers the Lakers' ability. If the team does not win the championship this season or fails to perform as expected, Davis will reconsider whether to stay with the team. After all, at his age The ultimate goal is definitely to win the championship. If the Lakers stop the playoffs this year or are eliminated early, Davis will likely leave the team in the offseason and sign a five-year super maximum salary with a championship team. This is what the Lakers are most worried about. things.