The Lakers complete another signing! Mamba s disciples stay in the team and will partner Doncic to win the championship

The Lakers completed several major deals and signed this offseason. First, they won the franchise of champion center Ayton, which strengthened the team's ever criticized interior weakness in recent years. Later, they made consecutive appointments with two core stars James and Doncic. In addition, there were some minor repairs, such as renewing Hayes for one year's contract, signing Laravia for 12 million in two years, etc. At this point, the Lakers' lineup has basically been determined in the new season.

It is worth mentioning that Rivers, who has been in the trading turmoil before, is about to reach a long-term contract with the Lakers. The specific contract content is US$120 million in four years, and the average annual salary reaches US$30 million. Rivers' current contract is $54 million for four years signed in 2023, with a salary of $12.98 million this season, and a player option next season with an annual salary of $13.93 million. If you choose to execute the player option, the annual salary in the 2026-27 season will increase to $14.89 million.

In fact, the Lakers initially provided Rivers with a four-year, $89.2 million contract extension, but was rejected by Rivers and his team, who believed that the offer was lower than the market value. Rivers has even planned to try the free market next summer to pursue a larger contract that matches its value. When the Lakers saw Rivers so decisive, they waved their hands to provide him with a four-year, $120 million contract.

As a loyal fan of Lakers' legend Kobe, Rivers hopes to stay in the Lakers for a long time, even until he retires. This time he happily accepts a contract renewal of 3,000 average salary, which is likely to have a deep feelings for Kobe. Reeves is not just a simple three-in-command scorer. His scoring efficiency on the court is very high. He has not had a season in his career to be less than 60% true shooting percentage! It can be said that in the next five years, the Lakers will continue to strive for the championship trophy around Doncic and Rivers, the backcourt combination.