Time flies, and in a blink of an eye, it is August, and the NBA free market officially opens.

And just when the free market opened in August, everyone's eyes were focused on the Lakers.

Everyone knows that this summer is the summer for the Lakers. The Lakers have the most abundant salary space in the league and the team's first team in history.

This made everyone look forward to the Lakers' offseason operations.

Before this, various gossips were heard from the outside world. According to senior local media in Los Angeles, Yang Fan had contacted several stars in private.

According to Yang Fan's meaning, he hopes that the stars can sign short contracts with the Lakers, and then create history with the Lakers next season while trying to cut their salary.

However, before the Lakers actually operated, all of this was just speculation from outsiders.

Everyone is waiting for what kind of waves the Lakers will make in the free market.

It is just a puzzling thing that after the free market opened, the Lakers not only did not release the news as soon as possible, but even fell into peace for the next two days.

This kind of calm is strange and terrifying for fans. According to fans' ideas, the Lakers should have exposed multiple news in succession after the free market is opened, so that fans can enjoy their attention.

But after the free market opened, the league reported that it was a small signing, and the Lakers, the biggest boss in the offseason, had been in peace.

In addition, this year's big-name stars in the free market have not announced their destinations, such as LeBron James, Bosh, Gasol, and Anthony.

The entire free market is as quiet as a pool of deep water, and even so quiet that it is beyond reason, making people feel uncomfortable all over.

It is precisely because of this that the Lakers' calm operation made the outside fans instantly explode.

Everyone was having a crazy discussion online. After the free market was opened, the Lakers did not immediately send out major news. Are they brewing some big moves in private and preparing to surprise everyone then?

Some people also speculate that the Lakers must have contacted many stars in private, allowing these stars to join the Lakers at a salary lower than their own value, so as to make Yang Fan's retirement season shocking the past and present.

However, people only see this kind of speculation, because strictly speaking, this statement cannot stand the point at all.

No matter how great Yang Fan's face is, at most he will have to cut the players' salaries slightly. If many stars in the league have reduced their salaries, it is definitely impossible to accomplish.

Unless among these stars there are former disciples brought out by Yang Fan personally, this situation can still repay his mentors to join the Lakers with a significant salary cut.

But in this year's free market, there are only two stars brought out by Yang Fan, namely Paul George and John Wall, who played for the Wizards last season.

But if nothing unexpected happens, George and Wall will definitely receive a maximum salary from the Wizards.

It is hard to believe that Wall and George can give up the opportunity to sign a maximum salary to join the Lakers by cutting their salary. After all, a one-plus-one contract can maximize benefits in some cases.

But the disadvantage of one plus one contract is also very obvious, that is, once an injury occurs, the player's subsequent career trajectory will undergo a very big change.

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August 5th.

While the outside world was constantly speculating and discussing about the Lakers, the Lakers, who had been silent for five days, finally sent a message and released multiple bombs at once!!

According to the Lakers' official announcement, the team has officially signed with free agents LeBron James and Paul George.

It is revealed that both James and Paul George signed an 11 salary cut contract, with the second year as the player option, and James and George can choose to jump out of the contract and try the free market again.

The news immediately exploded in the fan circle. Paul George was the man who just won the regular season MVP last season, and LeBron James was the man who was called the pride of heaven as soon as he entered the league.

If there are really superstars in the active league, then James and George will definitely occupy two of them.

As a result, the two joined the Lakers at the same time. Even though people had speculated similarly to this before, it was still shocking when things really happened!!

However, before the fans could digest the shock brought by this news, the Lakers official broke two more news in a row.

The first one is that the Lakers have completed a contract renewal with Paul Gasol. Fans are not very curious about this matter. After all, Gasol has been playing for many years with the Lakers, so it is really normal to renew the contract with the Lakers.

But when fans learned that the details of the Lakers and Gasol’s contract would not be made public to the outside world, fans instantly knew that things were not that simple.

It seems that Gasol is likely to be a short-term salary cut contract, otherwise the Lakers' salary space will be difficult to accommodate so many stars signing contracts.

As for the second item, the Lakers officially announced that the team has signed a veteran minimum salary with 37-year-old "Canadian Flying Man" Vince Carter.

Next season, Carter will wear a purple and gold robe and officially become teammates with Kobe.

It is worth mentioning that although Carter is 37 years old this year, Carter's competitive state is excellent.

Carter, who played for the Mavericks last season, averaged 11.9 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game, and Carter's three-point shooting percentage is as high as 40%, so this basic salary is definitely a big profit.

Of course, as the team with the highest chance of winning the championship next season, the benefits of Carter joining the Lakers are also huge.

In addition to having the opportunity to win the first championship trophy in his career, this signing is likely to help Carter clear the obstacles to being admitted to the Hall of Fame after retirement!!

As the Lakers release these major news in succession, fans have been shocked and they don’t know how to express their feelings on the Internet.

Everyone wants to know that with the current lineup of the Lakers, who can become the Lakers' opponent next season, and who is qualified to become the Lakers' opponent.

At present, the Lakers can make up a set of known starting lines: Rondo, Kobe, George, James, and Gasol's terrifying lineup.

This lineup is Rondo, George and James at the peak, while Gasol is at the peak.

Except for Kobe's current competitive state, everyone else is the top combat power in various positions in the league.

Especially James and Paul George can compete for the existence of the first player in the league, but the two became teammates in the Lakers in the new season.

I have to say that if it weren't for Yang Fan, I wouldn't believe this incident, even if it weren't for Yang Fan, I wouldn't believe it.

In addition, the Lakers' current season strengthening is far from over. At this time, the Lakers still have some vacancies from the 15-man roster.

But next time, when the Lakers wanted to sign a contract, they could only offer a basic salary contract to find some marginal players in the league and old veterans.

Of course, since the Lakers' chances of winning the championship in the new season are too high, it is not ruled out that some players volunteer to join the Lakers just to win a championship ring.

As for what other actions the Lakers will do in the next free market, it depends on the ability of Yang Fan and the Lakers management!

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August 13.

Another official news came out of the Lakers that even though the Lakers had signed many contracts to strengthen the players before this, because the players' abilities were average, they did not attract much widespread attention from the outside world.

But the news released by the Lakers today attracted a lot of attention, because the player the Lakers signed today is an acquaintance, to be precise, Yang Fan's acquaintance.

The Lakers announced that the team has officially signed a one-year basic salary contract with free agent Mo Williams.

That's right, Mo Williams, who was more efficient than the Wizards last season. Mo Williams easily won a championship ring with the team last season, which also made Mo Williams rise with the flow.

However, Mo Williams, who chose to test the free market during the offseason, did not receive the offer he liked, which made Xiao Mo, who was originally full of confidence, instantly feel melancholy.

After thinking for the last time, Mo Williams decided to join the Lakers. As Yang Fan's last season in his coaching career, the Lakers' lineup configuration can be regarded as the strongest in history.

Mo Williams firmly believes that the Lakers can still win the championship ring in the new season. For Xiao Mo, who just won last season, joining the Lakers is really a pleasant thing.

After all, it’s not addictive to winning Mo Williams doesn’t know, but Mo Williams knows that he’s really addictive to winning by lying down!!

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Time flies, and in a blink of an eye, it is September. The Lakers' reinforcement in the free market has finally come to an end.

The Lakers' 15-man roster for the new season has also been confirmed.

Defender:

Rondo, Kobe, Mo Williams, Zach Lavine, Wayne Ellington.

Front line:

Paul George, James, Carter, Wesley Johnson, Renne Kelly.

Inside line:

Gasol, Jokic, Jordan Hill, Ed Davis, and the "Aura Group" Thackeray.

Although this lineup is not as strong as the Wizards last season when you look closely, the star abilities of this lineup are far greater than those of the Wizards last season.

Rondo, Kobe, George, James, Gasol, Carter, Jokic, Raven, Mo Williams, it is hard to imagine how shocking it would be when fans of later generations saw this Lakers lineup.

I must even wonder why the Lakers could have so many stars at the same time.

Especially James and Kobe will become teammates!

You know, the league has been promoting the 23 vs24 showdown in order to build Haotou.

James and Kobe have always been the two best stars in the league, but now they are going to join forces in the new season to launch an impact on the championship. This scene really makes fans feel dreamy.

In addition, some fans have begun to post online that the league may have another finale next season.

No! To be precise, it’s not that the league will definitely usher in a finale next season!

If Paul George did not choose to leave the Wizards, then the Wizards would be likely to fight this Lakers.

But when Paul George chooses to leave the Wizards to join the Lakers, the Wizards' winning rate will be infinitely compressed. After all, Paul George was the regular season MVP of last season and was also the leading star of the Wizards.

His departure hit the Wizards with huge blows, causing the Wizards' overall strength to decline.

Some fans also said that although the Lakers' lineup looks starry in the new season, it may not necessarily be able to be fully adjusted.

So some people think that the Lakers are likely to become the most failed group in NBA history this time.

However, once a post similar to this kind of thing was published, it attracted many ridicule from netizens on the Internet.

Many of them even said bluntly that the Lakers lineup, not to mention playing tactics, even if they are pulled apart, they can reach the finals even if they play singles one by one.

After all, the terrifying thing about this lineup is not only the offensive end, but the ability of this lineup on the defensive end is also very terrifying.

Rondo, Paul George, Kobe, and James are all defensive leaders in every position.
To be continued...