124 million in 4 years! Derek White made a clear statement, can the Lakers still get him?

This summer, the Celtics traded Holiday and Porzingis one after another, and let Cornet go. At present, there is almost no possibility of signing back to Horford. There is only one explanation for various behaviors: reduce expenses and avoid taxes.

Speaking of this, considering that there are still 4 years and 124 million contracts, the Lakers began to look forward to Derek White. In this round alone, White fully demonstrated his defensive enthusiasm, flexibility, prediction and confrontational ability.

In fact, unlike Wenbanyama, McDaniels, etc., White is a late-stage player on the defensive end - he has been selected for the best defensive second team of the year since the 22-23 season - the defense at the age of 28 has been recognized by the league.

has only 39% + three-pointers in three seasons, with top defensive ability. Derek White is the top "3D" in the league at this stage. It's no wonder that the Lakers want to get it, and its features are very suitable for Doncic.

According to the NBA China official website, White expressed his willingness to stay in Boston and continue to create glory for the Celtics.

So, White made it clear that the Lakers can still get him?

Contract + chips

As shown in the figure below, even this summer, White still has 4 years and 124 million contracts. Considering that both the Lakers and the Celtics are on the hat team, this involves a problem: the transaction must be balanced. With an average salary of 30 million, the Lakers have at least 2 players. To put it bluntly, even if Pelinka is willing to go out of Reeves, the Celtics will not be too interested. To put it bluntly, White will do it if Reeves can do it, and "novice" who can do it if the former can do it.

As for draft picks, although there are 4 first rounds, except for 31 or 32 years that can provide unprotected, the rest such as 26 years are swaps. Speaking of this, it should be noted that the Celtics traded with Holiday and others is tax avoidance, not lineup restructuring or even reconstruction, so they are not very interested in the long-term first round.

Deadly Enemies

Looking at the NBA, the Celtics and the Lakers are their mortal enemies. It cannot be said that there is no deal between the two sides, but after the Lakers traded Gary Payton to the Celtics in 2004, there was basically no deal between the two sides.

Record pressure

As I just said, the Celtics in the new season are tax avoidance rather than reorganizing the lineup or even making bad, so they still have record pressure. Unless the bargaining chips are particularly abundant, it is unlikely to trade White.

In summary, I think it is difficult for the Lakers to get White, for the reasons as follows:

1. White's big contract must be matched, and the Lakers do not have the bargaining chips that the Celtics like;

2. The Lakers and the Celtics are mortal enemies;

3. The Celtics are under pressure to record.

Relatively speaking, I think the first point is the main reason.

First of all, unlike Tatum, White is definitely not a non-selling product in the Celtics. Secondly, the NBA is a business league, and even super giants like Doncic can give up as long as they are profitable.

After all, it is the Lakers' bargaining chips that cannot impress the Celtics. I don’t believe that Pelinka uses Doncic to trade, will the former not agree? The answer is obviously not, even if White shows his loyalty again.

Finally, with the chips not convincing, it is difficult for the Lakers to get White.