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Give up DeRozan and help Lavender? Joined with a salary cut of 76 million yuan but was put on the shelves. The king really deserves to rebuild
8:55am, 17 May 2025【Basketball】
On May 14, with the deepening of the NBA playoffs, some teams that have long been in the offseason are also ready to prepare for the offseason operation. Many teams have not met expectations this season, such as the Lakers, Kings, 76ers and Mavericks. The 76ers and Mavericks were injured. However, the two teams won the top three picks in the draft draw, and the Mavericks even got the No. 1 pick, Flag is stable.
Although the Lakers did not win high talent, they have trading chips such as Little Li, first-round pick and Kneckett. The team will introduce a suitable center in the offseason and they will be able to complete their rise. The next thing depends on Pelinka's operation. In order to reduce the problem of excessive talent backlog of insiders, they may try to trade with the Mavericks to get Gafford. Gafford has one year contract, and the Mavericks cannot give him a long contract with the starting center, so they may choose to give up him.
Even if they can't get Goverd, they can still achieve their rise by winning other suitable centers. The Kings have formed the Big Three in this season. At first, they were the three cores of Fox, DeRozan and Sabonis. After the trade deadline, they became the Big Three in Lavender, DeRozan and Sabonis. As a result, they did not even make the playoffs. Such a record cannot satisfy the Kings. After the team was eliminated, they immediately cut off the team's GM, allowing Scott Perry to become the new general manager.
As the saying goes, a new official takes office has made three fires. According to famous reporter Jack Fisher today, since Perry took office, news has been spreading that Sacramento will evaluate the trading market and consider trading the veteran winger DeRozan, and the King will explore trading options involving DeRozan. What do you want to say when you see this? DeRozan joined the Kings to win the game. He could clearly go to other teams to chase a three-year and 100 million contract. As a result, in order to help the Kings reduce the salary pressure, he chose to join the Kings for 76 million in three years, with an average salary of only 25.3 million.
This season, DeRozan averaged 22.2 points, 3.9 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game, shooting percentage of 47.7% and three-point shooting percentage of 32.8%. Although the three-point shooting is still not good, DeRozan's mid-range killing is very unsolvable. Although he is 35 years old, a technical wing player, it is estimated that his contract will be of great value for money in the next two years. If the Kings choose to rebuild the three cores of DeRozan, Sabonis and Raven, then it is understandable to send Azan away.
But the Kings did not have the idea of rebuilding. He wanted to trade DeRozan and rebuild around Raven and Sabonis. To be honest, Raven was not as good as DeRozan. This was proved during the Bulls' period. Raven led the Bulls to sign with high picks all year round. After getting DeRozan, they completed their rise. Azan has the temperament of a star and the ability to lead the team. Although Raven can play good data, his ability to lead the team is very bad.
Friends who are familiar with LaVine know that the data cannot show the harm he has to the team. In the 23-24 season, LaVine caused conflicts in the locker room due to his poor performance. The team has long been ranked last in the Eastern Conference, and after he was injured, the team entered the play-offs. The advantages and disadvantages of the player Lavender are very obvious. The advantage is his excellent shooting ability, but due to the serious injury that year, his speed and explosive power were seriously affected. In addition, his lack of organizational ability, his operational control was very poor.
So if you want Lavin to help the team, you can't let him dribble, you can only let him play a similar role as Porter Jr., but Lavin's salary is too high, and his defense is not good and his tough ability is very limited. In this case, he has not helped the team much. This season, Lavin is averaging 23.3 points, 4.3 rebounds and 4.2 assists, with a three-point shooting percentage of 44.6%, and can make 3.2 three-pointers per game. If the Kings want to complete the rise around Lavan and Sabonis, there is only one way.
is to introduce an excellent ball-holding core. He can score at critical moments and also feed these two people. The key problem is that in the current football market, it is difficult for the Kings to introduce big-name stars. If the team introduces another ordinary All-Star, then just like the result of this season, relying on three second-in-command players to rise, it is simply a dream to be in the West. There are too many top stars in the West and many strong teams.
I think the best way for the Kings is to choose reconstruction. They build the team around Sa and Raven. Even if the team enters the playoffs, they will not go far, and it is impossible to reach the level of championship, because the defensive ability of these two cores is too limited. Perhaps for many fans, what they are more concerned about now is not the King’s next operation, but where DeRozan will go? I think some teams that lack wings may be interested in him, and the Rockets may try it.
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