Horford doesn t want it? The Lakers third signing is completed! I still want to chase Wiggins, but I also want to find a bargain Bill
8:53am, 4 July 2025Basketball
On July 4, after Ayton's trade was completed, everyone was looking forward to the Lakers' next operations, because they had the starting center, and the team achieved the most important goal this summer. Next was to strengthen other positions. It can be seen that after getting Ayton, the Lakers' aggressiveness was also more abundant. They quoted Horford yesterday for a contract of 5 million, but Horford fell into hesitation.
According to US media reports, Horford's choice is now 3-choose one. He either goes to the Lakers or the Warriors, or chooses to retire. I think the third option may not be big. After all, Horford still has oil in the fuel tank, and Horford wants to compete for the championship team to play his last heat. Maybe he doesn't look down on the Lakers and the Warriors now, but I think Horford can wait a little longer because Valan wants to return to Europe to play. If Valan leaves the Nuggets, then they will definitely continue to strengthen the inside. Obviously Horford is the best choice.
The Lakers also seem to have no patience to continue waiting for Horford. According to famous reporter Shams, center Hayes has signed a one-year contract and returned to the Lakers. Didn’t it mean that Hayes is very dissatisfied with his role in the playoffs and he doesn’t want to return? Why are you compromising again now? I guess I can't find my next home, and the Lakers saw his performance in the regular season, so they chose to contact him, and Hays finally agreed to continue to cooperate. After all, there are no teams interested in him in the free market.
The Lakers signed him back, and I think there is another main reason why he plays well with Doncic and James. Although he will be targeted by his opponents on the defensive end because of his small size, Hayes' pick-and-roll has a good impact. He is good at eating cakes, which is what Doncic needs the most. During the regular season, he averaged 6.8 points, 8 rebounds, 1 steal, 0.9 blocks, with a shooting percentage of 72%, and his offensive efficiency is quite excellent. However, it is estimated that the playoffs are still not practical, and both sides have reached a year-on-year minimum salary.
He will become Ayton's substitute center in the new season. Now the team has four inside players, namely Ayton, Klebel, Jamison and Hayes. It is estimated that the Lakers will not consider continuing to strengthen the inside line in the future. Even though their inside line is different from the Western Conference strong teams, it is enough. After all, the team still needs to be supplemented in other positions. The first thing is to get a 3D forward similar to Finney Smith.
According to former Lakers Buha, the Heat are negotiating trades around Wiggins and the Lakers, and the Heat hope to get a first-round pick, Kneckett and Hachimura Shizuo from the Lakers. I have to say that Riley is really black. If someone gives you Hachimura, you won’t want Wiggins. As for the performance of the two in the 24-25 season, Hachimura is no worse than Wiggins. Do you want Kneckett and a first-round pick? This is completely a dream, but I think both sides will continue to discuss it, after all, Wiggins is a very perfect forward candidate.
And considering that James is about to retire or leave the team, it is also a good choice to win Wiggins to assist Doncic. After all, this person has helped Curry win the championship as the second core. His talent, combat power and game experience are excellent. The Heat also gave his own ideas. He said that if the Heat don’t want a first-round pick or Knector, maybe this deal can be achieved. I think this is more reasonable. It depends on how Riley weighs it. Wiggins obviously doesn’t want to play in Miami.
In addition, according to US media reports, after the Rockets and Suns expanded Durant's trade to the seventh team, the Rockets wanted to reduce the team's salary pressure, so they wanted to pull the Lakers into the game. They wanted to sign and then exchange Finney Smith, and then use Whitmore as bargaining chips. In this case, the Lakers were like having sex with the White Devil for nothing, and they won such a talent without paying anything. The Lakers had been interested in him before.
The White Demons have excellent offensive ability and defensive intentions. Apart from playing too uniquely, they have no obvious shortcomings. That is, in the Rockets, Uduka advocates team basketball, otherwise the White Demons will probably get enough playing time to play the role of the sixth man when they go to other teams. Of course, if the Lakers want to win the White Demon, they may have other ideas, such as using him to trade. Many teams will probably be interested in such high-quality young players.
In addition, the Lakers also targeted Bills. According to Suns John, sources revealed that if Bills are bought out and become a free agent, the Bucks, Warriors and Lakers will be interested in him. According to updates from US media reporter Evan, the Suns have started formal negotiations based on Bradley Bill's buyout agreement. If Bill wants to be bought out, he needs to give up part of his salary. To be honest, judging from what I know about Bill and his style of doing things over the past few years, I don't think he would agree to give up his salary.
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