Goodbye, Lakers, all two centers left the team, Perlinka is going to make a fuss

The Lakers' offseason "earthquake" continues. After the trade of Davis, the inside lineup has undergone a huge change again.

According to the latest report by Lakers' team reporter Anthony F. Irwin, the Lakers' inside lineup will usher in a drastic change next season - Alex Lane's Lakers career has ended, and the possibility of Jaxon Hays returning is also extremely low.

With Anthony Davis being traded, only Christian Korlock is left in the Lakers' inside, and the team must strengthen in the free market, otherwise the new season will face the embarrassing situation of "no center available". This move is a bit like a storm.

In the summer of 2023, Hayes joined the Lakers with a two-year minimum salary contract (annual salary of US$2.46 million), and was originally expected to become a substitute for Davis. This season's regular season, he played 56 games (35 starts), averaged 6.8 points, 4.8 rebounds and 0.9 blocks per game, and shot a shooting percentage of up to 72.2%. He performed well as a base salary player.

However, the poor performance in the playoffs made the Lakers completely abandon him, averaging only 7.8 minutes per game, contributing 1.8 points and 2 rebounds, and shooting percentage of 37.5%.

Hairs was also dissatisfied with being DNP in the playoffs (G5 did not play), believing that the Lakers had affected his market value. The Lakers management also believes that his defense and foul issues are difficult to compete in playoff-level games, and the two sides have no possibility of renewing their contracts.

, by comparison, Ryan's situation is even more miserable. This season, he joined the Lakers after moving to the Kings and Wizards. He averaged only 2.2 points and 3.1 rebounds per game in 12.2 minutes per game in the regular season, and his three shooting percentage was terrible (45.5%, 33.3%, 25%).

played for only 4 minutes in the playoffs, and behind the 0-point and 4-rebound data is the weakness of the offensive end and the slowness of the defensive end. At the age of 32, he has no time to adapt to high-intensity confrontation. After being abandoned by the Lakers, his NBA career may come to an end.

With Ryan and Hayes leaving the team, the only one left for the Lakers to return (the two-way contract becomes a regular). The team must find a new center in the free market, and its potential goals include:

Daniel Gafford (Mavericks) - a sports inside, good at protecting the basket and eating cakes;

Nicholas Clarkston (Nets) - a defensive player with excellent rebounding skills.

From the trade of Davis to the departure of Ryan and Hayes, the Lakers have a long way to go to reconstruction inside. Should we sign new players to revive the penalty area, or to tap into potential new players? Next season, the Lakers not only need to solve the offensive problem, but also need to reshape the Great Wall of Steel on the defensive end.