Lakers news: Center target Capela Daluo and other & James pre-execution player options

On June 29, an NBA Lakers reporter revealed that the team's core star James is expected to choose to execute a $52.6 million player option contract with the Lakers for the last year next season, but according to the exposure of US media, James may refuse to execute this player option, and the two sides will negotiate in detail a 1+1 contract renewal contract for two years of no less than $120 million.

40-year-old Reeves plays as a forward and plays for the Lakers in the 2024-2025 season. He plays in a total of 70 games in the regular season, averages 35.0 minutes per game, and can score 24.4 points + 7.8 rebounds + 8.2 assists + 1.0 steals + 0.6 blocks. He has a shooting percentage of 51.0%, three-point shooting percentage of 37.0%, and free throw shooting percentage of 81.0%.

James played 5 games in the first round of the playoffs, averaging 40.6 minutes per game, scoring 25.4 points + 9.0 rebounds + 5.6 assists + 2.0 steals + 1.8 blocks, shooting percentage 48.0%, three-point shooting percentage 35.0%, and free throw shooting percentage 77.0%. He is still the most stable star in the Lakers.

In addition, shooting guard Reeves has rejected the four-year, $89.2 million contract renewal proposed by the Lakers. He hopes that the two sides will negotiate the renewal topic again tomorrow summer, and hopes to get a long-term contract with a salary of more than $100 million. Forward Finney Smith also recently chose to refuse to execute the $15.4 million player option contract with the Lakers next season. Whether the Lakers can retain the fierce defensive forward is also a focus issue.

It is reported that the Lakers have always hoped to chase a starting center player in the offseason. It was previously rumored that they were actively engaged in negotiations with Jazz center Kessler, but the Jazz asked too much to get multiple first-round picks, and the Lakers could not satisfy them at all. They currently only have a $5.7 million middle-class special case to use, so the center targets are targeting veterans such as Capela, Lopez, and Horford.