4 years of $115 million! This is all the Lakers can do to Hachimura. There is an answer to whether they can renew their contracts.

In the latest episode of "Zach Lowe Show", reporter Zach Lowe from The Ringer and reporter Sam Amik from The Athletic talked about many veterans who may receive contract extensions this season, especially mentioning Lakers forward Hachimura Shizuo.

Amick said he does not expect the Lakers to renew Hachimura as they hope to maintain long-term financial flexibility to allow them to chase those top free agents in 2026 or 2027. Lowe agreed with Amik's opinion, but added that he expected the Lakers to have some discussions with Hachimura on renewal: "I think Hachimura is a good player, he is actually underestimated by the outside world. When I hear the discussion about who will come on the bench if they decide to sign Marcus Smart, he always has that answer. I understand the reason for this, because the person who was demoted to be a substitute cannot be DeAndre Ayton, and the Lakers are unlikely It is impossible to play in a small roster, LeBron (James), Luca Doncic. "The situation is completely different from Reeves (below his last contract restrictions, the Lakers cannot provide a competitive contract extension before he becomes a free agent), and the Lakers have enough money to keep Hachimura Shizuo, but the question is whether the Lakers are willing to offer him such a contract extension before he becomes a free agent next offseason.

Hachimura's annual salary in the last year of the contract is US$18.25 million. According to the latest labor-management negotiation agreement in the NBA, the upper limit of the amount that the team can provide to players when renewing the contract has increased, from the previous 120% to the current 140%. This means that the starting salary for Hachimura's contract extension may be as high as $27.6 million, and then increase by up to 8% per year.

The following is the maximum salary the Lakers can provide to Hachimura Shiraki and the salary cap space he will occupy every year based on the current salary cap estimate. However, the prediction of the upper limit percentage is likely to change, and it is for reference only.

2026-27 season: $27.6 million (16.6%)

2027-28 season: $29.65 million3,037 (17.0%)

2028-29 season: $31.698,074 (17.3%)

2029-30 season: $33.743,111 (17.5%)

Total: $114.52 million (about $115 million in four years)

$2760 starting salary will be between Drummond Green ($27.7 million) and Terry Murphy III ($27.0 million), and slightly higher than Jaden Mike Daniels ($26.2 million), who will enter the third year of his five-year, $131 million contract extension in the 2026-27 season, and is also higher than DeAndre Hurt ($24.9 million), Jabarry Smith Jr. ($23.6 million), Naz Reed ($23.3 million) and Cam Johnson ($23.1 million).

Of course, the Lakers do not need to provide Hachimura with such a maximum salary contract renewal. The editor thinks that P.J. Washington recently signed a four-year contract renewal with the Dallas Mavericks with a total value of $88.8 million is a relatively close reference, and such a starting salary will only account for 12-13% of the salary cap, rather than 16-17%.

As Hachimura is about to enter the final year of his contract, he will be eligible to renew his contract at any time from now to June 30 next year, the Lakers may not be in a hurry to propose an idea to renew his contract, and they can wait and see what the next season will go. During this offseason, the Lakers began to deploy for the era led by Doncic, with great care to protect their long-term cap space flexibility.

If the Lakers do not renew Hachimura before June 30, he will become an unrestricted free agent next summer. More than six teams are currently expected to have cap space next offseason, so despite the Lakers having Bird rights to Hachimura, the Lakers are likely to lose him in the free agent market. Hachimura's contract renewal doesn't seem imminent, but if his performance improves this year, the Lakers may want to complete a contract renewal with him before he tests free agents next summer.