On May 24, Beijing time, the past night, the Lakers had some updates. If Paul becomes a free agent, the Lakers and Spurs will become the potential suitors of the point guard. If Cavaliers are willing to send Garland away, Lakers can pack Reeves and Eight Village Baseball for trade. In addition, the Lakers are making slow progress in selecting a coach. ESPN hopes that Reddick will not be employed as the head coach before completing the broadcast of the Eastern Conference and the finals.
The Lakers will compete with the Spurs for Paul
According to Marc Stein, if Paul becomes a free agent during the offseason, the Spurs and the Lakers will continue to be his potential suitors. Paul's long-term friendship with James and his well-known desire to keep as close as possible with his Los Angeles family undoubtedly increased the credibility of the Lakers' idea of signing him. The Spurs are also interested in Paul, because he may be a very suitable point guard for Wenbanyama.
Paul's annual salary for next season is 30 million dollars (no guarantee). Warriors have not yet made a decision on this. The deadline is June 28 local time. Warriors and Paul can negotiate to postpone the deadline, so as to get more trading opportunities. Last season, Paul played 58 games for the Warriors, averaging 26.4 minutes on the court and getting 9.2 points, 3.9 rebounds and 6.8 assists.
The Lakers can quote Garland with Reeves+Eight Village Baseball
What new options do the Lakers have for trading? Salary expert Bobby Marks said that if the Cavaliers were willing to send Garland away, a reasonable deal would be for the Lakers to make an offer centered on Reeves and Eight Village Baseball. It was previously reported that the Lakers would not trade Reeves unless they could exchange an All Star player. Garland was an All Star in 2021-22.
In addition, some insiders said that James came to the Cavaliers' home to watch the game, also to inspect Garland closely. In that game, Garland scored 30 points. In this season's regular season, Garland averaged 18 points, 2.7 rebounds and 6.5 assists, Reeves averaged 15.9 points, 4.3 rebounds and 5.5 assists, and Basamura averaged 13.6 points, 4.3 rebounds.
Slow progress in the Lakers' coach selection
The famous Woj reported on the program that the Lakers' coach selection is still in its early stage. Reddick and Borrego are the main candidates. The Lakers will not make a decision on the new coach soon.
"They are not in a hurry to carry out this search," Woj said. "I think some candidates have excluded the Lakers from the selection range, and the Lakers have also excluded some candidates. This process takes a while. (The new coach) There is no obvious choice. No star coach can let you shorten the search time."
"JJ Reddick's voice is not small, but he and Palinka really don't know each other. I think it will be a process to see if they can cooperate." Some people speculate that ESPN hopes Reddick will not be employed as head coach before completing the broadcasting duties of the Eastern Conference finals and the NBA finals.
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