Congratulations to the Lakers! Congratulations to James! 52.6 million in one year, US media exposed the transaction plan

Recently, the Lakers have ushered in many important news, which not only involves the future planning of the team's core James, but also covers the team's signing goals in the offseason.

A few days ago, according to famous reporter Shams, James is likely to choose to execute his $52.6 million player option. This decision means that James will continue to wear the Lakers' jersey next season. However, many fans and media speculated that this may be the last season of James' career.

You should know that James would jump out of the contract every year and re-sign a "1+1" contract. This time he chose to execute the player option, which reminds people of his last dance with his 23rd season of his career.

Although James is the oldest player in the NBA today, he still has a lot of stock in his fuel tank. This season, playing 70 games, averaging 24.4 points, 7.8 rebounds, and 8.2 assists per game, and led the Lakers to achieve the third-placed record in the Western Conference. With the double blessing of record and data, 40-year-old James was selected for the All-Second Team of the Season and was selected for the Best Team for the 21st consecutive season in his career, once again setting a record for the first time he has maintained.

Of course, regardless of whether James chooses to retire or not, the Lakers will build a team around Doncic in the future, and Pelinka has made it clear in the season summary. Regarding the offseason signing work, the editor has also compiled recent trading rumors about the Lakers. Let’s take a look together.

According to TA reporter Jovan Buha, Nets player Danton Melton is also a potential target for the Lakers. Melton played for the Warriors early this season and was traded to the Nets after being reimbursed for the season due to injury. He averaged 10.3 points per game before being injured, with a three-point shooting percentage of 37.1%. Melton's outside projection ability and defensive awareness are important factors that make the Lakers pay attention to him.

Furthermore, according to Mike Scott, if Jacob Pearl cannot reach a contract renewal with the Raptors this summer, the Lakers may become interested in him. Pelter's contract for the 2025-26 season was $19.5 million, and he has the same amount of player options in the 2026-27 season. This season, Poulter averaged 14.5 points, 9.6 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 1.2 interruptions and 1.2 blocks per game. In fact, the Lakers have been considering introducing a high-quality center, and Peartel's stable performance on both offense and defense has kept him on the Lakers' list of signings.

In addition, the US media also simulated a three-party transaction about the Lakers, which is as follows:

Lakers get: Porzingis

Celtics get: Hachimura, Kneckett, Sadiqbe

Wizards get: Kleber + 2030 first-round draft pick swap from the Lakers It is worth mentioning that Porzingis has worked with Doncic for three seasons in the Mavericks.

In addition to the above-mentioned signing targets, the Lakers also showed interest in Bucks center Lopez. I believe that all Lakers fans are familiar with Lopez. He played for the Lakers in the 2017-18 season. At that time, he expressed his willingness to stay with the Lakers, but the management did not renew his contract. This season, 37-year-old Lopez averages 13 points, 5 rebounds and 1.9 blocks per game, with a shooting percentage of 50.9%.

It is not difficult to see that the players interested in the Lakers are all inside and on the wing, which echoes Pelinka's previous statement that priority should be given to strengthening the center and on the wing. So, what are your opinions on the Lakers' signing work during the offseason?