Lakers news: Pelinka is only ranked sixth, Antetokounmpo s chance to join, and the two players are sure to leave the team

Pellinka is only ranked sixth, today, NBA officially announced that Thunder general manager Presti was elected the best executive of the season. Last offseason, the Thunder signed Harten and Caruso in the free market, improving the Thunder's lack of players at the No. 5 position and improving the team's back-line depth and aggressiveness in the outside defense. In the end, the Thunder achieved the best results in the league in the regular season.

It is worth mentioning that in the detailed voting details, Lakers general manager Pelinka, who has made many trading moves this season, only got 1 first vote (5 points per one), 1 second vote (3 points per one), and 3 third votes (1 point per one), totaling 11 points, ranking sixth among all coaches, and even worse than Clippers general manager Frank and Rockets general manager Stone. Before the trading deadline, the Lakers and Mavericks completed a shocking deal, with Davis and Doncic swapping clubs in the league. After experiencing the initial struggles in joining, Doncic quickly adjusted to help the Lakers achieve third place in the regular season.

The ranking of Pelinka among the best executives has aroused heated discussion among many fans. Some people said, "This is a bit disrespectful. The Lakers have good regular season record, and after Doncic, the Lakers have also become James' successor, and they will have enough attention and competitiveness in many years to come." Some people said, "Everything depends on record. The Lakers exchanged for Doncic has not made substantial changes to the team. Moreover, if Doncic does not lose weight and manage his body, whether the attendance rate and competitive state can be guaranteed in the future will be a problem. Pelinka's operation has a high risk, and there is no problem in ranking in this position."

Antetokounmpo's chance to join appears

This year's playoffs, Bucks star Antetokounmpo played Shangjia's performance, averaging 33 points, 15.4 rebounds, 6.6 assists, 1 steal and 1 block, but two fists are hard to beat four-handed, and they were swept by the Pacers gentleman in the first round. After being eliminated, Antetokounmpo showed obvious depression and disappointment. Combined with his previous comments that if the Bucks withdraw from the championship team, then he will seek to join a competitive team, Antetokounmpo is likely to apply for a trade with the Bucks this summer.

Today, Howard Beck, a reporter from the US media "The Ringer", talked about the possibility of Antetokounmpo's next home in a program. Beck said: "Sources revealed that if Antetokounmpo decides to leave the Bucks, big cities such as New York, Miami, Chicago and Los Angeles will attract him." It is worth mentioning that Antetokounmpo has expressed his recognition and appreciation to the media many times, which also increases the possibility of Antetokounmpo joining the Lakers. However, it should be noted that Antetokounmpo's average annual salary in the next three seasons is close to 6,000,000. If the Lakers want to get him through trade, they either use James as their main bargaining chip, or use a large number of players besides Dong Zhan, and they also have to add the only first-round draft picks in the next few years.

The two players confirmed their departure

Today, the Lakers self-media investigated fans whether the Lakers' potential free agents want them to return to the team next season and voted. The results showed that 79% supported James' return, 21% opposed; Hayes 54% supported, 46% opposed; Finney Smith 89% supported, 11% opposed; Goodwin 75% supported, 25% opposed; Markieff Morris 14% supported, 86% opposed; Ryan 4% supported, 96% opposed.

It is not difficult to see from the fans' votes that Morris and Ryan have very low approval ratings. In this year's playoffs, Morris Big is not given a minute of playing time, and Ryan only spent a while in garbage time. Judging from the current competitive state of the two, it is difficult for the two to have a positive impact on the Lakers. It can be foreseen that Ryan and Morris Big is a foregone conclusion to leave the team this summer, and the Lakers will definitely need to free up two places to sign more suitable and helpful players.