3 years renewal of 165 million yuan, the Lakers change their trading plan! US media sends 3 major goals: Rockets Ethan is selected

After Doncic renewed his contract for 165 million yuan in three years, the Lakers changed their trading plan! US media "SI" quickly delivered three major reinforcement goals according to the latest needs, among which Ethan of the Rockets was selected.

The Lakers Change Trading Plan

According to TA Lakers reporter Dan Woike, the Lakers are changing their trading plan after Doncic's three-year $165 million contract renewal.

After James executed the $52.6 million player option to stay in the team, the Lakers' offseason has been refusing to accept contracts beyond the 25-26 season to ensure that the team has enough cap space to introduce another top star for Doncic after James leaves the team in 27 years.

But with Doncic completing the signing, the Lakers' attitude of refusing to accept contracts after the 25-26 season is shaken, and they may be willing to accept some long contracts.

US media sent 3 major reinforcement goals

In this case, US media "SI" gave the Lakers three major reinforcement goals, among which Ethan of the Rockets was selected.

Goal 3: Kelden Johnson

For the Lakers, Kelden Johnson is the most realistic reinforcement target. As one of the core cores of the Spurs' reconstruction, Kelden Johnson's role has been marginalized in the past two seasons.

Especially Wenban Yama and Castle have won the best rookie for two consecutive years. With the team winning Fox and the second-place Harper last season and this summer, Kelden Johnson is no longer a non-selling product.

As early as last season's trading deadline, the Spurs put it on the shelves because the 4-year, 80 million contract signed in 22 years will expire in the summer of 27. In terms of abilities, Calden Johnson also perfectly meets the Lakers' reinforcement needs. He is a scorer who can eat a lot of ball rights, provide stable output and efficiency, has both off-ball ability, and has excellent counterattack ending and rebounding ability.

If the Spurs finally put it on the shelves again in the new season, then the Lakers should pursue this trustworthy substitute scorer.

Goal 2: Ethan

Ethan is another target worth paying attention to. As a rising forward star, Ethan has not reached a contract extension with the Rockets. With Durant's joining, Ethan's future in the Rockets has become no longer certain.

If the Rockets have not settled their contract renewal with him for a long time, the Lakers should try to poach Ethan with a high salary and potential starting position.

In the past few seasons, Ethan has always made new progress in the new season, but like his template card, Ethan is unable to maintain health for a long time, resulting in his growth pace being disrupted and interrupted.

Even so, Ethan still showed the potential of a top 3D player and may even grow into a star-level scorer with strong ball resolution.

Disturbed by health problems, Ethan's future is not very clear at present. This is one of the important reasons why the Rockets have not given him a satisfactory contract and it is also the opportunity for the Lakers to poach him.

Goal 1: Jaden Ivey

In addition to the obvious shortcomings in the inside, the defensive problems in the backcourt have also plagued the Lakers. In the past few seasons, the Lakers have tried to introduce Vincent to solve the problem, and signed former DPOY Smart this summer.

But in terms of players' health, age and status, they are obviously not a reasonable long-term choice, and Ivey has the hope of playing this role for a long time around Doncic.

, and Ivy was indeed deeply involved in trading rumors during the offseason, so from the perspectives of ability, age and trading possibility, Ivy beat Ethan to the top.